Trump Orders DoD, VA and Other Agencies to Probe Link Between Pandemic and Suicides He blamed increased mental stress and suicides partly on COVID-19 lockdown orders.
Military Suicides Reached All-Time High in 2019; Impact of COVID-19 Remains Unclear On the heels of a report that suicides are up 20% this year, Pentagon officials released suicide data for last year.
General's Proposal to Curb Suicide: Require Every Soldier to Visit Behavioral Health Gen. Funk said that Army leaders must work harder to build more trust inside units to ensure soldiers don't feel isolated.
As Suicides Near 100 in 2020, Air Force Creates ‘Playbook’ for Commanders The U.S. Air Force's top leader said that nearly 100 airmen have taken their lives this year.
Veteran Suicide Prevention Bills Will Move Forward After Committees Reach Compromise A compromise will allow the VA to provide grants to nonprofits for mental health programs.
Veteran Suicide Prevention Bills Face Failure as Debate Stalls Passage Differences between the House and Senate have slowed progress of bills to combat veteran suicide.
Tracking of Veteran Suicides at VA Facilities in Disarray, GAO Finds A GAO report found a number of errors in the VA's tracking of suicides at its facilities.
Air Force on Track to Match Record 2019 Suicide Rates, Top Officer Says Chief of Staff Gen. Charles 'CQ' Brown said airmen are experiencing unwanted stressors amid COVID-19.
Anonymity Could Help Mitigate Military Suicide "Concerns about impacts on a service member's career were the most common reason for not seeking mental health treatment."
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
