This weekend, the President signed Senate Bill 785. Much of this Bill focuses on VA. However, of the 100,000+ veterans who died by suicide since 9/11, nearly 70% of them were outside of VHA care. ...
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by R. Keith Hotle, J.D., MPAChief Program Officer, Stop Soldier Suicide As many Americans already know, the statistics related to veteran suicide rates are grim. According to VA reporting, 6,139 ...
As I write this, New York City is becoming the U.S. epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. The city is on lockdown, leaders are scrambling trying to contract hotels to house the sick, and applying for ...
Right now, first responders are putting their lives at risk every day to save others. Twenty-five percent of police officers, 19% of firefighters, and 10% of EMTs are veterans who used to be on the ...
Dear Friends, As COVID-19 begins to rapidly affect the United States, we know it impacts every single one of you in many ways. We also know that it will have a dramatic impact on the most vulnerable ...
VA just released its 2019 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report. The number of suicides and suicide rates for America’s veterans continue to go in the wrong direction. Here are some of ...
The tragic events on September 11, 2001, cost the lives of nearly 3,000 people at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon and on four passenger planes. We should be mindful to never forget these ...