How to Keep Momentum in the Fight Against Veteran Suicide "Loved ones who are left to deal with the aftermath of suicide often wonder how to pick up the pieces and move forward with...
Service Restored to National 988 Suicide Hotline; Military and Veterans, Press 1 The crisis line, which provides support and services to those with mental health issues, was down for several hours on...
Navy Facing Another Suicide Cluster as Lawmaker Says Key Reforms Haven't Been Implemented Congressman Seth Moulton, said that key provisions of the Brandon Act, named for Brandon Caserta who died via suicide, still...
988 Nationwide Suicide Hotline Crashes, VA Offering Alternatives The nationwide suicide and mental health hotline experienced a service outage Thursday; the cause has not been disclosed.
VA Unveils New Scholarships for Future Mental Health Workers as Agency Works to Combat Shortages The program would award scholarships to those looking to earn degrees in social work, psychology, mental health counseling...
VA Not Consistently Asking Vets Having Thoughts of Suicide About Firearms, IG Finds The VA called safe firearm storage a "critical priority" in its suicide prevention efforts and said it would implement the IG...
Four Soldiers Die in Suspected Suicides in One Month in Alaska The news of six suicides across the 11th Airborne Division comes after what appeared to be a steep drop in suicides last year...
Finalists in $20 Million VA Suicide Prevention Competition Showcase Proposals 30 proposals for veteran suicide prevention were on display Friday as the finalists in the Department of Veterans Affairs'...
National Guard Struggles with Duty Status and Benefits Reform as Suicide Rates Refuse to Decline The Guard's suicide rate has remained relatively unchanged for a decade as Pentagon planners are seemingly unable to get...
Army Suicides Rise Despite a 15% Overall Decrease Across the Other Service Branches The department reported that 176 soldiers died by suicide, two more than the previous year.
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...
