Caregivers for Severely Disabled Vets Getting Expanded Mental Health Services as Part of Biden Order An executive order signed at the White House recommends that VA widen services for veterans who rely on home health aides for...
'No Sense of Urgency': Mental Health Calls to VA Go Unanswered Thousands of mental health calls to the Atlanta VA have gone unanswered over the past year, according to a recent...
Man Shot Dead in Front of Space Force Station Was a Veteran with a History of Mental Health Issues A new report offers the first in-depth details and account of what happened 11 months ago at the Space Force installation...
Why a Small Motto Change Could Have a Big Impact on Female Veterans' Health The step, updating the VA's mission statement to remove male pronouns, "him" and "his," is a small move toward inclusivity...
VA Rolls Out New Mental Health Scholarship as Need Increases The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a scholarship program aimed at recruiting mental health and counseling...
Military Moves to Cut Suicides, But Defers Action on Guns Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin held off on endorsing more controversial recommendations to restrict gun and ammunition...
DoD's Top Doc Calls on Congress to Overturn Law Limiting Discussions on Guns with Service Members The Defense Department's assistant secretary for health affairs said a decade-old provision hinders the physician-patient...
Navy Unveils New Mental Health 'Playbook' That Pushes Leaders to Talk with Sailors Early and Often The release of the new document comes after a year in which the Navy saw several major clusters of suicides.
Top Enlisted Sailor Says Service Members Should Be Able to Access Mental Health Care Without a Referral During a hearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea said the...
Gun Buying Restrictions on Base Are Needed to Reduce Suicides, Pentagon Panel Says On-base stores in the U.S. sold 113,200 firearms in 2021, according to figures provided to Military.com by the exchange...
Bill Guaranteeing Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans in 2024 Heads to President's Desk The annual task in Congress ensures that VA compensation keeps pace with Social Security increases.
A Soldier Attempted Suicide in Poland. Left to Roam at Fort Riley, He Killed Himself. The unit's response to Valley's first attempt to kill himself raises questions over whether the Army's suicide prevention...
Major General Convicted of Forcible Kissing to Retire as Colonel An Air Force two-star general who was convicted of abusive sexual contact in a court-martial last year will retire as a...
Navy Contractor Jet Was on Fire Before Deadly California Crash, Federal Report Says The report didn’t mention a possible cause for the fire or the crash.
Have Space Command HQ Requirements Changed? Investigations Underway The secretary of the Air Force, authorized with making the final decision on the permanent home for Space Command...
