Veterans Administration: Efforts continue to reduce vets' suicides
Tribune-ReviewJun 29, 2018
"It's very disturbing. We want to make sure we do all we can to save a life. It's going to take a community to do that," said
They were gathered at the American Legion Post No. 344 in
"It is going to take a lot of public knowledge to educate people to get the care they need. We must focus on identifying the risks," said McGraw, noting the
The
They can phone the
"We're trying to maximize social media," McGraw said.
Suicide rates among veterans mirror those of the general population in the region where they live, but the risk for suicide was 22 percent higher among veterans compared to non-veterans, according to information from the
The suicide rate among middle-age and older adult vets remain high, with about 65 percent of all veterans who committed suicide in 2014 age 50 or older. About 31 percent of the suicides were committed by Vietnam War-era veterans.
Ronald Hestalen, director of the
Among those veterans attending the meeting was
Clemens said he has been pleased with the care he has received. Despite his military service records being lost in a fire in the 1970s, "The
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