Posted on Jun 1, 2018

Battling Depression And Suicide Among Female Veterans

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"The suicide rate for female veterans has soared 85 percent in recent years, leading the military...Female veterans are nearly 250 percent more likely to kill themselves than civilian women."

Battling Depression And Suicide Among Female Veterans

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MCPO Roger Collins

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MAJ Ken Landgren

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I am a firm believer the unit has the responsibility to send soldiers to the WTB or WTU. This will fence them off in order focus on medical needs. Also, no matter how bad life is, they need the wherewithal to ask for help.

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Battling Depression And Suicide Among Female Veterans

Battling Depression And Suicide Among Female Veterans

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