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We may have a new statistic of "17 per day" but know that this represents an uptick in veteran suicides from the previous year. It is truly disappointing for VA to shift this key, understandable metric amid failure to stem the #veteransuicide crisis: bit.ly/2kUqCHd
Veterans are dying by suicide at 1.5x the rate of those who have never served. This also no longer includes the suicide rate of those who are currently serving in active and reserve components of the military.
Military service is a key risk factor for suicide--therefore @DeptVetAffairs taking those currently serving in the military from its reporting on #veteransuicide removes CRITICAL data.
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In case you're one of the three or four people in America not tuning in to the #KavanaughHearings maybe tune in now to hear our leaders discuss the truly disturbing trends in veteran suicide reported yesterday by @DeptVetAffairs:
Opening remarks by @RepTimWalz highlight failure of a Minnesota VA to provide a discharge plan for a high-risk veteran who ended his life. #veteransuicide
Dr. Brown from UPenn speaks of successful safety planning for high-risk veterans within VHA. Stats released yesterday show 14 of the 20 veterans committing suicide each day are not receiving care in VHA. #veteransuicide
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