The Warning Signs of Suicide and What to Do The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has information on what to watch for and what to do.
How to Respond to a Suicidal Friend Follow these three steps to offer immediate, practical help to a loved one who may be considering suicide.
This Is How to Respond to a Veteran Contemplating Suicide Hopefully you’ll never need it. Sadly many do. Here’s what to say to a veteran considering suicide.
National 988 Suicide Hotline to Debut July 16; Veterans and Military, Press 1 The Department of Veterans Affairs says it's ready for the switch and anticipates more calls as the number is easier to...
Pilot Program to Offer Troops Personal Gun Safes in Bid to Curb Suicides Gets Approval from House The pilot program would be available at five installations, to be chosen by the Pentagon within two years of the bill passing...
Pay Bumps to Counter Suicides in Alaska and on Ships in Yard 'Unnecessary,' According to White House The proposals for Arctic pay and complex overhaul pay were spurred by waves of suicides among service members in Alaska and...
Congress Eyes Extra Pay to Counter Wave of Suicides in Alaska and on Ships in the Yard The latest NDAA would provide new $200 monthly stipends to sailors on ships undergoing nuclear refueling and $300 stipends to...
Congress Can't Legislate an End to Veteran Suicide Data from the Department of Veterans Affairs suggests that 17 veterans a day take their own lives, or 6,205 per year.
VA Offers $20 Million in Prizes for New Ideas to Reduce Suicides Among Veterans To drive innovation on suicide prevention, the VA is offering prizes for individuals, organizations and industry to develop...
Troops Can Now Ship Gun Safes Without It Counting Against PCS Weight Allowances The Defense Department announcement this week is part of a larger effort to encourage safe storage of personal weapons.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
