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A Soldier helps a fellow Soldier onto the rooftop of a building in order to provide protective overwatch for another element of their patrol in Afghanistan Jan. 29, 2012. Army senior leaders recently discussed the importance of suicide prevention and recognizing warning signs after the service reported an increase in suicides among active-duty Soldiers in 2020. (Sgt. Kimberly Hackbarth) — original

Veterans Affairs

A promising new avenue to help prevent suicides among veterans

Social media posts reveal a lot about the posters. That is why some agencies look at job candidates' or security clearance applicants' social media accounts. Now research shows how monitoring social media posts can reveal indicators of suicide … and therefore help prevent it. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the man doing the research: Harvard psychology professor Matthew Nock, PH.D.

Veterans Affairs

A tough picture emerges for women veterans

Veterans Affairs

Veterans express displeasure at the way things came out for the U.S. in Afghanistan

Defense

DARPA's now testing a new method to identify service members at risk of suicide

Federal Newscast

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Defense

DoD starts interagency suicide prevention campaign aimed at firearms

Federal Newscast

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Federal Newscast

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FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. A new first-of-its kind government study finds suicide among military veterans is especially high in the western U.S. and rural areas. The numbers suggest that social isolation, gun ownership and limited health care access may be factors behind the higher numbers. The Department of Veterans Affairs released data Sept. 15, on suicide by state. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Veterans Affairs

An update on efforts by VA to prevent veteran suicides

FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. A new first-of-its kind government study finds suicide among military veterans is especially high in the western U.S. and rural areas. The numbers suggest that social isolation, gun ownership and limited health care access may be factors behind the higher numbers. The Department of Veterans Affairs released data Sept. 15, on suicide by state. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Veterans Affairs

VA needs to staff up suicide prevention teams for greater effectiveness, GAO says

Alex lays down on his owner Army Spc. Alec Alcoser as the pair reunite at Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas. Alcoser was a military dog handler who suffered a traumatic brain injury and his dog lost a leg after they were hit by the blast of a suicide bomber in Afghanistan Aug. 5. Currently, Alcoser is receiving care at the VA's polytrauma unit, while Alex is rehabilitating at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.(Josie Norris/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Commentary

Suicide prevention — Taking veteran care from good to great

Nikki Clowers

Veterans Affairs

GAO finishes inquiry into members of Trump's golf club having influence on VA

Travis Dalton

Veterans Affairs

A new initiative to prevent veterans suicide during self-isolation

FILE - In this July 31, 2015 file photo, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth D-Ill., appears before the Chicago City Council's finance committee in Chicago. Duckworth, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, faces incumbent Republican Sen. Mark Kirk in the November election. Both Duckworth and Kirk are making national security a key issue in their campaigns. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Federal Newscast

Senators worry new policies may hinder non-citizen servicemembers naturalization process

A Boeing 737 Max airplane being built for Norwegian Air International taxis for a test flight, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash. The chairman of the House Transportation Committee said Wednesday that an FAA analysis of the 737 Max performed after a fatal crash in 2018 predicted "as many as 15 future fatal crashes within the life of the fleet" during opening remarks at the committee's fifth hearing on the Boeing 737 Max. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Federal Newscast

Independent panel finds FAA put Boeing 737 Max through 'rigorous' vetting

A chart of data breaches is shown on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, as witnesses testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform committee's hearing on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Federal Newscast

OPM has yet to fix issues with contracts to help 2015 data breach victims

Michael Missal

Federal Newscast

Veterans Affairs, Justice IGs teaming up to take on health care fraud

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Federal Newscast

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In this Jan. 17, 2019 photo, a rose lies on one of the caskets as hundreds of people showed up to bury three Memphis veterans, Wesley Russell, 76, Arnold Klechka, 71, Charles Fox, 60, who died this past fall and whose remains were unclaimed in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)

Federal Drive

Group uses horse therapy to tackle veteran suicide

Chief Master Sgt. Hope L. Skibitsky, 737th Training Group and Air Force Basic Military Training superintendent, leads a female military training instructor mass during a BMT graduation March 9, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The formation was to honor National Women’s History Month which Congress designated in March 1987. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ismael Ortega)

Federal Newscast

Air Force now requiring 'private' spaces for nursing moms

Pfc. Michael Roberts and Pvt. Nicholas Brown, cavalry scouts for Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment navigate rough eastern Washington terrain on foot while conducting dismounted zone reconnaissance training at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., June 25, 2019. The training is part of a large-scale exercise known as eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC), which focuses on improving individual and team skillsets, decision making, equipment familiarization, and deployment readiness. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Lena, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Federal Newscast

Army to increase maximum re-enlistment bonus

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Federal Newscast

House VA Committee chair calls for agencywide stand-down to address veteran suicide