The Unknown Legacy of Military Mental Health Programs The Army had come up against an indisputable fact: The psychological damage of war was outpacing the science to treat it.
In a First, Pentagon Releases Data on Military Spouse and Child Suicides Congress first called for a report on military family suicides in 2014.
Military Suicide Rates Hit Record High in 2018 The rate was highest for the divorced; those in admin or mechanical or electrical repair; and those who never deployed.
'Everybody's Overworked:' String of Suicides Raises Questions About Sailors' Stress Levels Three sailors assigned to the same ship died in apparent suicides in the last week.
Alarming VA Report Totals Decade of Veteran Suicides The VA released a report Friday showing that more than 60,000 veterans died by suicide from 2008-17.
The Air Force Has Declared War on Hopelessness in the Ranks Toxic leadership appears to contribute to "hopelessness," according to the top enlisted person and chief of staff.
The VA Removed a Vet's High-Risk Label. The Patient Died by Suicide. What Went Wrong? The VA Inspector General went into detail on a veteran's suicide death in California.
Veteran Dies by Suicide in North Carolina VA Parking Lot The death is the latest in a series of veteran suicides in the parking lots of VA facilities across the country.
Military Suicides Reach Highest Rate Since Record-Keeping Began After 9/11 A new report finds active-duty deaths by suicide were the highest since record-keeping began after 9/11.
Air Force to Pause Operations After Spike in Suicides The Air Force has announced a one-day "tactical pause" taking place over the next 45 days to address a rise in suicides...
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...
