Thomas W Jones Atty
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DoD Quarterly Suicide Report (Q1 2018) » Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America (IAVA)
The Defense Suicide Prevention Office just released its first Quarterly Report of 2018, the purpose of which is to summarize suicide counts and annual rates for the Active Component, Reserves, and National Guard in a timely manner in order to support suicide prevention efforts. This is the latest of several suicide reports released by both the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs in that last month, once again highlighting the need for continued vigilance in combating suicide among troops and veterans-- IAVA’s #1 priority of our Big 6 Policy Priorities for 2018. The following are statistics from the report and…
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