A Suicidal Veteran Texted the VA Crisis Line. A Responder Didn't Send Help, and Minutes Later the Veteran Was Dead. A Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General investigation released last week found numerous problems with the hotline's...
VA Launches New Ads Directed by Oscar Winner with Its 'Don't Wait. Reach Out' Campaign New ads tackle mental health and care, asking veterans why they won't seek help themselves when they readily help others.
Army Sparks Outrage with Delay of 'Brandon Act' Implementation More than two months late in implementing a policy that would give soldiers quicker access to a mental health screening, the...
After Years of Delays, Army Releases New Suicide Prevention Plan Short on Answers Three soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, died by suicide in the past two weeks. But those deaths aren't unique to the...
Suicide Rates Surged Among Post-9/11 Veterans Even as Deaths Remained Steady in the General Population, Study Finds Substance use disorder, access to weapons and military-related health conditions may be responsible, researchers theorized.
Amid Deaths, Tinker Air Force Base Remains Tight-Lipped on Number of Suicides The Air Force's refusal to get into specifics on how many deaths they suspect to be suicide stems from a desire to prevent...
VA Spars with Republicans over Gun Rights for Veterans Deemed Mentally Incompetent Republicans argue the legislation is a matter of ensuring veterans receive due process before their rights to own a gun are...
How USAA’s Face the Fight Is Building a Coalition to Combat Veteran Suicide Veterans are still dying by suicide at an alarming rate, more than 16 every day, a rate 57% greater than the larger American...
Army Report Shows Increase in Suicides by Active-Duty Soldiers in 2023 Between January and March, the Army saw suicides in its active component increase from 37 in the same time frame last year to...
How 10th Mountain Is Working to Combat Suicide The Army saw a drop in suicides last year, but the issue remains a devas ting problem for the force.
Marine Corps Says Half of Barracks Had Issues, Though Only 118 Marines Moved, After Worldwide Inspection The inspection took place between February and March, a quick time frame for a herculean task that involved looking at...
Temporary Promotions for Army Noncommissioned Officers to End in June The Army will suspend the temporary promotions starting in June in one of the most significant changes to its promotion...
Marine Corps Aims for a New Way of Teaching, Ditching Old Models of PowerPoint Lectures The service will focus on the individual Marine's ability to learn rather than cramming instruction into their heads, whether...
Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Major Russian Oil Refinery on Fire Oil-processing, one of Russia’s most important industries, has been a target of Ukrainian drone attacks since late January.
Navy's Newest Warship Named for Fierce Marine Corps Campaign in Afghanistan The top leader of the Navy announced Thursday that the service's future amphibious ship, a landing helicopter assault vessel...