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VA sets new goal of housing 41,000 veterans in 2024
Veterans Affairs officials have set a goal to surpass the number of veterans they helped find permanent housing last year.
Vets calling crisis line get lost in system, whistleblowers warn
A government watchdog group has promised to investigate the claims.
How families want to address guns and veteran suicide prevention
For decades, discussions of suicide prevention skirted questions about firearms. But some families who’ve lost a loved one to suicide want to talk openly.
By Claire Galofaro
Military suicide rates mostly steady over past decade
The Pentagon is implementing a wide range of recommendations from an independent review finished earlier this year.
Military could lower suicide rate with focus on quality of life
Eliminating daily stresses such as delayed paychecks could help make service members more resilient to whatever active duty throws at them, experts said.
By Anne Marshall-Chalmers, The War Horse
Opinion
Pentagon’s suicide prevention blueprint lacks focus on brain injuries
Brain injuries are widespread among post-9/11 service members and veterans.
By Frank Larkin
New tool helps military parents with firearm storage, safety issues
'We really need to be focused on access to firearms' by young children.
By Karen Jowers
Your next visit to VA medical center may be in cyberspace
The technology is already in use at 120 VA sites across all 50 states.
Opinion
Building a safety net to protect our veterans from suicide
Suicide prevention requires a focus on more than just mental health.
By Margaret Harrell
Pentagon chief of personnel, diversity and inclusion to depart
The departure comes as House Republicans inserted amendments into National Defense Authorization Act, some seeking to eliminate the office.
By Zamone Perez
Military suicide stats released, Army saw highest increase of deaths
The number of suicides across the active-duty military increased from 75 in the first quarter of 2022 to 94 in the first quarter of 2023.
By Zamone Perez