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Veterans with TBI Have More Than 2X Higher Risk Of Suicide
Veterans with a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury are more than twice as likely as those without a TBI to commit suicide.
Why Are Doctors at Higher Risk of Suicide?
The suicide rate among doctors is higher than that for the general population. Why? For meaningful answers, we need a better understanding of suicide itself.
Millennials Are at Higher Risk for Mental Health Issues. This May Be Why
The results are higher levels of anxiety, depression, and even thoughts of suicide.
Transgender adults have higher risk of poor health, U.S. study finds
“This study shows that being a transgender person in the U.S. today — being transgender in a society that you know doesn’t fully accept you — is hard.”
Women who work long hours have a higher risk of depression than men, study finds
'Women may feel the strain of greater time pressures and responsibilities of combining long or irregular hours of paid work with unpaid domestic and caring duties,' says lead researcher
Understand the warning signs for teen suicide
Early identification of teens at-risk for suicide opens door for life-saving intervention.
Why thanking a veteran isn’t enough
How to talk to your teen about depression, suicide
If parents and teens talk often about feelings, values and ideas then having a conversation about mental health is a natural extension.
How to Endow a Scholarship to Honor a Veteran
You may be able to set up a scholarship fund through a college or community foundation, or support educational programs through a charity that specializes in helping veterans.
Heart Problems Tied To Increased Risk Of Suicide
"We should be careful about the management of depression after a heart attack."
How this veteran’s touching gesture inspired a soldier to pay it forward
"We're often thought of as secondhand soldiers," he said. "So, it really touched me that there are people that still appreciate what we do."
Scientists study how service dogs help veterans cope with PTSD
About a hundred veterans and their service dogs are being studied to see if there's a beneficial chemical reaction between the two
Can Treating Nightmares Prevent Suicides?
These nighttime terrors have been shown to increase the risk of suicidal behavior independently of other risk factors
Veterans Homeless...In America?..YES
Can you imagine giving all you have honorably to your country, coming back and not knowing who you are or what to do and then finding yourself on the str...
7 Important Things To Understand About Suicide
Specialists spoke to BuzzFeed about how to spot warning signs and ways to get help.
SAMHSA's Suicide Prevention App, Suicide Safe, for Health Care Providers
Suicide Safe by SAMHSA helps providers integrate suicide prevention strategies into their practice and address suicide risk among their patients. This free a...
Why privatizing the VA is a bad idea
The Veteran’s Health Administration must fix major problems, but its integrated care system should be a model to learn from.
Who will suffer from a government hiring freeze? Veterans.
Fewer jobs and fewer services await our servicemen and women.
How Companies Can Hire More Veterans
So much of the military experience translates directly to the private sector—you just have to know what to ask
How Higher Education Is Serving Veterans
Want to decrease suicide? Raise the minimum wage, researchers suggest
Study finds that boosting workers' pay and offering more federal aid could prevent more than 1,000 suicides a year
