veteran suicide

I’ll never forget him. Or his voice.

“This trend is deeply alarming."

A veteran died on the Fourth of July 2018 after two calls to the suicide hotline went unheeded.

Wilkie did not have specific dollar figures, but he said the program is tailored to reach rural communities.

Facing the possibility that no veteran suicide laws would pass by the end of the legislative calendar, the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees reached an agreement.

"One problem is we can call this or that number or call the chaplain, without realizing the person in that dark space doesn’t want help. We’ve got to give them a reason to call that number."

The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing spending $682 million more next fiscal year on mental health issues, and ramping up funding for suicide prevention efforts by one-third, as it faces Congressional scrutiny over a series of tragic incidents on VA premises over the past year

While more veterans are seeking mental health care, they aren't getting the long-term treatment they need

Warren, who has 3 brothers who served in the military, also says she'll guarantee better pay and health benefits for current and former military members

The Department of Veterans Affairs released an alarming report Friday showing that at least 60,000 veterans died by suicide between 2008 and 2017, with little sign that the crisis is abating despite suicide prevention being the VA's top priority

Staggered by the burgeoning numbers of veteran suicides, U.S. Rep. Greg Steube said on Wednesday he supports removing marijuana from its wrongly classified Schedule 1 status

Two veterans killed themselves at separate Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals in Georgia over the weekend, refocusing attention on what the VA has called its "highest clinical priority"

A captain in a Kansas National Guard brigade that experienced several suicides in six months said she has submitted a letter of resignation after concerns about the issue weren't taken seriously enough by leadership

The White House's new executive order targeting veteran suicide is a commitment long overdue, though it's not surprising, given President Donald Trump's loud and vocal support of our military and veterans, that he is taking up the charge.

The Trump administration is looking into offering grants to connect veterans who are not already getting care from the Department of Veterans Affairs with the outside support they need as part a new initiative to tackle veterans suicides

Jared Johns, who served a tour in Afghanistan in 2013, with the Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, was found dead on Sept. 11, 2018, after recording a short video in which he stated he "made some stupid mistakes."

President Donald Trump marked the beginning of 2018 with an executive order focused on reducing the risk fo suicide among former...

ST. PETERSBURG — On Dec. 10, retired Marine Col. Jim Turner put on his dress uniform and medals and drove...

Days after a troubled 28-year-old ex-Marine shot and killed 12 people at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, President Donald...

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Employee shortages and opioid surpluses are severely hindering the Department of Veterans Affairs from effectively fighting the scourge of veteran suicide,...

There is a suicide crisis in the United States and it is getting worse. The problem is that no one...

Editor’s note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the West Point history department last week asked veterans on Twitter...

The suicide of a veteran at John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis last month is the latest in...

From an update from Army Maj. D.J. Skelton: “Over 1,000 veterans (that have served a tour in Iraq or Afghanistan)...