'Brandon Act' Named for Sailor Who Died by Suicide Gains New Supporters in Congress The bill is named for Navy Aircrew Aviation Electrician's Mate Striker Brandon Caserta, who died three years ago by suicide...
Traumatized Veterans Heal Through the Power of Nature Most gratifying are the messages from veterans who tell her a day in nature was crucial to saving their lives.
Frequent Military Funeral Duty May Increase Soldiers' Risk of Suicide, Officer Warns The Army is taking seriously a captain's warning that soldiers assigned to military funeral duty are at risk of suicide.
VA Wants Dramatic Budget Increase, Continuing Trend of Soaring Spending VA Secretary Denis McDonough urged Congress to back a massive funding increase to boost efforts in homelessness assistance...
Army's 18th Airborne Corps Turns to 'Dragon's Lair' for Ideas to Address Suicide The unit has already used its innovation incubator platform to improve the Army's sexual assault and harassment prevention...
Military Deaths by Suicide Jumped 25% at End of 2020 The number of deaths by suicide among military service members increased alarmingly in the fourth quarter of 2020, according...
Let's Rethink the Relationship Between Mental Health Healers and Those They Serve 2020. The Year of Trauma. A year of events that reads like a sci-fi/horror script.
It's Time for a New, 'Heart to Heart' Approach to Help End Veteran Suicide A societal pandemic in its own right, suicide is incredibly complex.
Why Ketamine Could Be the All-in-One Solution to Curb Veteran Suicide Rates Any mental health consequence our society is suffering unfortunately affects our military population to a greater degree.
Veteran Died Hours After 2 Calls to Suicide Hotline Went Unheeded, IG Finds A veteran died on the Fourth of July 2018 after two calls to the suicide hotline went unheeded.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...