suicide

VA staff’s instant action prevents a Veteran suicide
During his regular appointment, a Veteran told a staff member about his plans to end his life. They immediately contacted his treatment team who provided treatment and saved his life.
Vet arranges flag honor for doc’s life-saving work
Veteran Wilfredo Santo was so grateful for Dr. Marianne Goodman’s suicide prevention program at the Bronx VA that he arranged to have a flag fly over the U.S. Capitol in her honor.
VA Suicide Prevention: You are not alone
MakeTheConnection.net is an online resource connecting Veterans and their families with help for challenges in their lives. Hear Vets describe how they made it through struggles very much like yours.
Uniting for Suicide Postvention: Supporting survivors of suicide loss
The Uniting for Suicide Postvention (USPV) podcast series was developed to improve awareness and understanding of suicide postvention.
Women Veterans confront intimate partner violence
Women Veterans are more likely than civilians to experience intimate partner violence (IPV). Dr. Katherine Iverson of VA Boston Healthcare System studies the connection between IPV and TBI.
How a Vietnam Veteran overcame PTSD and survivor’s guilt
Air Force and Vietnam War Veteran Dave Hanson came home to flashbacks, nightmares, and more. Here, he recounts how VA treatment helped him to recover.
8 Things to Know About PTSD
Here are 8 things to know about PTSD and effective treatments from VA’s National Center for PTSD.
The job of preventing suicides one case at a time
Two Suicide Prevention Coordinators on the Gulf Coast define their job as helping those who have served and getting them the access to whatever care they need. “A very humbling experience.”
Other-than-honorable discharge?
If you have an other-than-honorable discharge, you can still receive mental health treatment at a VA medical center. For combat Veterans who served at least 100 days. And sexual assault victims.
Marine Corps Veteran creates ‘Operation Coffee’ to raise awareness, money to help prevent Veteran suicide
Marine Afghanistan Veteran Sam Floyd’s friend committed suicide. And when he heard about more suicides, he decided to try and make a difference. That’s when he started Operation Coffee.
On eve of joint conference in August, DOD and VA issue call for strategies to prevent suicide
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense are hosting a biannual conference that will address military and Veteran suicide.
Different paths can lead to moral injury following military trauma
Memories of morally injurious events that are incompatible with Veterans’ views of who they are and what they stand for may cause intense feelings of guilt, shame and rage.

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