Posted on Aug 23, 2015
Did you know The VA only takes into their accounting of suicides statistics, if or when "numbers exceed 20" and they are ranked by service?
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Did you know The VA only takes into their accounting of suicides statistics, if or when "numbers exceed 20" and they are ranked by service?
The reason this suicide was unlike any other suicide to date, is because it happened on the VA grounds with Veteran intent of doing himself harm.
#Veteran Suicide Express
by Kim Bolen RN CCM ACM
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/veteran-suicide-express-kimberly-bolen-rn-lcm-acm-ccm?trk=pulse-det-nav_art
The VA is struggling to hire mental health practitioners, all across the board; including but not limited to Nurses and Social workers
It is Very True that many Veterans are slipping through the cracks, but it is all across America.
The reason this suicide was unlike any other suicide to date, is because it happened on the VA grounds with Veteran intent of doing himself harm.
#Veteran Suicide Express
by Kim Bolen RN CCM ACM
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/veteran-suicide-express-kimberly-bolen-rn-lcm-acm-ccm?trk=pulse-det-nav_art
The VA is struggling to hire mental health practitioners, all across the board; including but not limited to Nurses and Social workers
It is Very True that many Veterans are slipping through the cracks, but it is all across America.
Virginia Department of Veterans Services
DAV
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One of the better articles written on the subject. The only surprise is that it is from VanityFair.
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/05/ptsd-war-home-sebastian-junger
And another of interest.
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/health-care/2015/04/01/suicide-troops-veterans-combat-study-says-no-link-between-combat-deployment-suicides/70771276/
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/05/ptsd-war-home-sebastian-junger
And another of interest.
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/health-care/2015/04/01/suicide-troops-veterans-combat-study-says-no-link-between-combat-deployment-suicides/70771276/
How PTSD Became a Problem Far Beyond the Battlefield
Though only 10 percent of American forces see combat, the U.S. military now has the highest rate of post-traumatic stress disorder in its history. Sebastian Junger investigates.
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