Featured in suicideBYTeam MightySep 14, 2023ShareFace the Fight gains momentum in battle to end vet suicideA USAA-led initiative, with founding partners the Humana Foundation and Reach Resilience, gains steam to increase awareness of national crisis. BYTeam MightySep 14, 2023ShareBYTeam MightySep 12, 2023ShareSuicide among Afghan women is rising under Taliban ruleAfghanistan is one of very few countries where women commit suicide at higher rates than men, but the Taliban won’t share data about it. BYTeam MightySep 12, 2023ShareBYJessica ManfreMar 31, 2023ShareVeteran shares his journey to healing with new novel, Suicide in Slow MotionCoast Guard veteran Reagan Pettigrew may have penned a fiction novel about loss and the weight of suicide ideations but… BYJessica ManfreMar 31, 2023ShareBYdan horganJan 9, 2023Share3 up-and-coming outdoor therapy nonprofits for veteransVeteran suicide rates are not getting any better. There are more than 45,000 veteran and military-focused nonprofits in the United… BYdan horganJan 9, 2023ShareBYJessica ManfreDec 19, 2022ShareHow the memory of her Vietnam Veteran father inspires VA psychologist’s suicide prevention work**This article discusses suicide prevention and treatment. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, dial… BYJessica ManfreDec 19, 2022ShareBYJessica ManfreDec 19, 2022ShareResearchers at the VA focus on innovative treatment for veterans to target social isolationThe Department of Veterans Affairs reports it is poised to support veterans in its care but researchers continue to focus… BYJessica ManfreDec 19, 2022ShareBYKerri JeterSep 22, 2023ShareRestoring honor and releasing the shame of suicideOn December 8, 2021, I almost lost my combat veteran husband to suicide—words I never thought would be a part of our story. BYKerri JeterSep 22, 2023ShareBYFrankie WallaceSep 21, 2023Share4 ways veterans can promote their mental healthIt is vital to adopt actions to bolster your psychological and emotional wellness. Here are 4 ways veterans can promote their mental health. BYFrankie WallaceSep 21, 2023ShareBYJessica ManfreMay 30, 2022ShareMemorial Day: It’s not just for service members lost in combatMemorial Day, once called Decoration Day, originated after the Civil War as a way to honor those who died on… BYJessica ManfreMay 30, 2022ShareBYBlake StilwellJan 6, 2022ShareThis is the mass suicide mission the Soviets wanted to use on the US Navy in WWIIIIn 2013, a former Soviet Navy officer named Maksim Y. Tokarev penned an article in the U.S. Naval War College Review called BYBlake StilwellJan 6, 2022ShareBYBlake StilwellDec 23, 2021ShareThe US military cleaned up victims of modern history’s largest mass suicideIn November 1978, 909 members of a fanatical cult died — killing themselves and their children using a cyanide and Valium-laced grape drink — to make a political statement: they would d… BYBlake StilwellDec 23, 2021ShareBYReserve + National Guard MagazineNov 19, 2020ShareUnits experimenting with pilot programs to address suicideSeventy-seven National Guard members have died of suicide this year as of October, the month that the second annual Department… BYReserve + National Guard MagazineNov 19, 2020ShareBYSOFREPOct 13, 2020ShareTaking on veteran suicide, one pair of ‘Ranger panties’ at a timeActive-duty servicemembers and veterans share many common experiences which often sets us apart from civilians. We can come together over a tour-of-duty station, a shared commander or unit, or the unforgettable aspects of our training. But it’s oft… BYSOFREPOct 13, 2020ShareBYVAntage PointAug 31, 2020ShareSuicide prevention: How can you get involved?Suicide is one of the most challenging societal issues of our time, and sadly, one that affects those who served our Nation at alarming rates. For Veterans, the suicide rate is 1.5 times higher and the female Veteran suicide rate is 2.2 times higher… BYVAntage PointAug 31, 2020ShareBYVAntage PointAug 12, 2020ShareVeteran guides others with PTSD to avoid suicidal thoughtsThese days, Jeff Henson is doing what he believes has been his calling in life. He’s showing people who have attempted or have had thoughts of suicide that there is another way. The Air Force Veteran (pictured above) is a volunteer at Save A … BYVAntage PointAug 12, 2020ShareBYEric MilzarskiApr 29, 2020ShareWhy we need to check on our veterans during social distancingContent warning: the following article features an open and frank discussion about suicide. If you or someone you love is struggling with thoughts of self-harm or suicidal ideation, don’t hesitate to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifelin… BYEric MilzarskiApr 29, 2020Share12
BYTeam MightySep 14, 2023ShareFace the Fight gains momentum in battle to end vet suicideA USAA-led initiative, with founding partners the Humana Foundation and Reach Resilience, gains steam to increase awareness of national crisis. BYTeam MightySep 14, 2023Share
BYTeam MightySep 12, 2023ShareSuicide among Afghan women is rising under Taliban ruleAfghanistan is one of very few countries where women commit suicide at higher rates than men, but the Taliban won’t share data about it. BYTeam MightySep 12, 2023Share
BYJessica ManfreMar 31, 2023ShareVeteran shares his journey to healing with new novel, Suicide in Slow MotionCoast Guard veteran Reagan Pettigrew may have penned a fiction novel about loss and the weight of suicide ideations but… BYJessica ManfreMar 31, 2023Share
BYdan horganJan 9, 2023Share3 up-and-coming outdoor therapy nonprofits for veteransVeteran suicide rates are not getting any better. There are more than 45,000 veteran and military-focused nonprofits in the United… BYdan horganJan 9, 2023Share
BYJessica ManfreDec 19, 2022ShareHow the memory of her Vietnam Veteran father inspires VA psychologist’s suicide prevention work**This article discusses suicide prevention and treatment. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, dial… BYJessica ManfreDec 19, 2022Share
BYJessica ManfreDec 19, 2022ShareResearchers at the VA focus on innovative treatment for veterans to target social isolationThe Department of Veterans Affairs reports it is poised to support veterans in its care but researchers continue to focus… BYJessica ManfreDec 19, 2022Share
BYKerri JeterSep 22, 2023ShareRestoring honor and releasing the shame of suicideOn December 8, 2021, I almost lost my combat veteran husband to suicide—words I never thought would be a part of our story. BYKerri JeterSep 22, 2023Share
BYFrankie WallaceSep 21, 2023Share4 ways veterans can promote their mental healthIt is vital to adopt actions to bolster your psychological and emotional wellness. Here are 4 ways veterans can promote their mental health. BYFrankie WallaceSep 21, 2023Share
BYJessica ManfreMay 30, 2022ShareMemorial Day: It’s not just for service members lost in combatMemorial Day, once called Decoration Day, originated after the Civil War as a way to honor those who died on… BYJessica ManfreMay 30, 2022Share
BYBlake StilwellJan 6, 2022ShareThis is the mass suicide mission the Soviets wanted to use on the US Navy in WWIIIIn 2013, a former Soviet Navy officer named Maksim Y. Tokarev penned an article in the U.S. Naval War College Review called BYBlake StilwellJan 6, 2022Share
BYBlake StilwellDec 23, 2021ShareThe US military cleaned up victims of modern history’s largest mass suicideIn November 1978, 909 members of a fanatical cult died — killing themselves and their children using a cyanide and Valium-laced grape drink — to make a political statement: they would d… BYBlake StilwellDec 23, 2021Share
BYReserve + National Guard MagazineNov 19, 2020ShareUnits experimenting with pilot programs to address suicideSeventy-seven National Guard members have died of suicide this year as of October, the month that the second annual Department… BYReserve + National Guard MagazineNov 19, 2020Share
BYSOFREPOct 13, 2020ShareTaking on veteran suicide, one pair of ‘Ranger panties’ at a timeActive-duty servicemembers and veterans share many common experiences which often sets us apart from civilians. We can come together over a tour-of-duty station, a shared commander or unit, or the unforgettable aspects of our training. But it’s oft… BYSOFREPOct 13, 2020Share
BYVAntage PointAug 31, 2020ShareSuicide prevention: How can you get involved?Suicide is one of the most challenging societal issues of our time, and sadly, one that affects those who served our Nation at alarming rates. For Veterans, the suicide rate is 1.5 times higher and the female Veteran suicide rate is 2.2 times higher… BYVAntage PointAug 31, 2020Share
BYVAntage PointAug 12, 2020ShareVeteran guides others with PTSD to avoid suicidal thoughtsThese days, Jeff Henson is doing what he believes has been his calling in life. He’s showing people who have attempted or have had thoughts of suicide that there is another way. The Air Force Veteran (pictured above) is a volunteer at Save A … BYVAntage PointAug 12, 2020Share
BYEric MilzarskiApr 29, 2020ShareWhy we need to check on our veterans during social distancingContent warning: the following article features an open and frank discussion about suicide. If you or someone you love is struggling with thoughts of self-harm or suicidal ideation, don’t hesitate to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifelin… BYEric MilzarskiApr 29, 2020Share
