Veteran Suicides Prompts Immediate Response and Action from VA and SEN. Murray
The Military Wire received numerous emails regarding yesterday's news of the government report acknowledging double digit increases in veteran suicides. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, reach out. Suicide is final. It has generational impact - on a personal note, my family experienced this in October 2009 and it will stay with us forever.
Post this number: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
The military and our government are not taking yesterday's news lightly. The VA stated that suicide rates among veterans between the age 18 - 29 went up 26 percent from 2005 to 2007 and continued to climb in 2008 and 2009, reaching record levels in 2009.
This has prompted the VA to consider more stringent protocols be put in place on how to handle veterans contemplating suicide
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Veteran Suicides Prompts Immediate Response and Action
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