The Impact Of Veteran Suicide

Florida Matters: The Impact Of Veteran Suicide Part 2
WUSF News
By STEPHANIE COLOMBINI and ROBIN SUSSINGHAM
July 4, 2017

The U.S. has seen an increased rate of suicide among its veterans, and those deaths can change the lives of family and friends forever. This week on Florida Matters, our special two-part program on veteran suicide and the impact it can have on comrades and loved ones continues.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has expressed concerns about the increased rate of veteran suicide and is pouring resources into combating the problem. The most recent change will be effective July 5, when the VA begins expanding emergency mental health care to former service members with other-than-honorable discharges, a group of vets that isn't always eligible for military benefits.

Florida Matters spent the first half of our special two-part program on veteran suicide trying to better understand the issue – what factors could lead a veteran to die by suicide and how does the social stigma surrounding suicide impact how families grieve?
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This is a veteran who found something worth risking his life for in the Marines and then found something worth living for as a veteran...hope to help others!