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Her veteran son didn’t get needed mental care before his suicide. She helps other vets in his memoryHer son was diagnosed with PTSD while he was in the Air Force, and after his deployment he showed suicidal signs that she didn't recognize. Now, she is turning the tragedy into help for others.
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SOF Missions provides free health care options for post-combat veterans seeking trauma care, with an overall mission to combat the veteran suicide crisis.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is training clergy members around the country to look for signs of psychological disorders and other issues among...
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Veterans are about twice as likely as non-veterans to die by suicide. But the majority of those suicides are among veterans aged 55 or older -- whose...
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It's mid-morning on a weekday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Miami, and Gloria Lewis is squeezed inside her office. Lewis, a suicide...
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More than 20 veterans take their own lives every day in the U.S. and the majority never sought the help that was available to them.
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Last year, the VA began offering mental health treatment to vets who don't normally qualify for V-A care. Since then, fewer than 200 people have used...
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Female veterans are nearly 2 1/2 times more likely than their civilian counterparts to kill themselves. Advocates say women's mental health challenges...
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This week the Department of Veterans Affairs expanded emergency mental health care to vets with other-than-honorable discharges. It's part of an effort to…
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The U.S. has seen an increased rate of suicide among its veterans, and those deaths can change the lives of family and friends forever. This week on…
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The U.S. has seen an increased rate of suicide among its veterans, and those deaths can change the lives of family and friends forever. This week on…
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Our country asks a lot of its military members, most recently during the many years of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. The multiple deployments during…