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Will a new push to end veteran suicide have more success than past promises?

from Military Times

Will a new push to end veteran suicide have more success than past promises? Military Times The veterans suicide rate that has remained consistent over the last decade despite numerous large-scale Veterans Affairs programs aimed at finding solutions. According to department records, more veterans died by suicide from 2005 and 2017 (nearly 79,000) than the total number of U.S. troops who died in 30 years of war in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan (about 65,000). But advocates say even as that number of losses grow, public awareness of the problem hasn’t. Many report that individuals outside the veterans community are shocked by the 20-a-day statistic, even though it has been referenced frequently and consistently by military leaders, health experts and the last two presidents. READ MORE

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