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Veterans group urges White House task force to release plan for suicide prevention after delays

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Veterans group urges White House task force to release plan for suicide prevention after delays Stars and Stripes A national veterans organization urged the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary to release its past-due plan to prevent veteran suicide. Citing the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout as a source of mental stress, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America called on Secretary Robert Wilkie to publish the strategic plan, which is supposed to provide a roadmap for improving federal, state and local efforts to prevent suicide. The plan was recently delayed for a third time, IAVA said. READ MORE

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