veteran suicide

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)

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….

Veterans Affairs

A tough picture emerges for women veterans

Veterans Affairs

Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint near the gate of Hamid Karzai international Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. The Taliban have sealed off Kabul’s airport to most would-be evacuees to prevent large crowds from gathering after this week's deadly suicide attack. The massive U.S.-led airlift was winding down Saturday ahead of a U.S. deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan by Tuesday. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

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

Veterans Affairs

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

Defense

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Transportation Security Administration officers wear protective masks at a security screening area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. The Biden administration says it is moving to increase the pay and union rights for security screeners at the nation’s airports. The Department of Homeland Security directed the acting head of the TSA to come up with a plan within 90 days to raise the pay of the screeners and expand their rights to collective bargaining. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Exposed to COVID-19 on the job? New website lets you join class-action lawsuit for hazard pay

Federal Newscast

DoD starts interagency suicide prevention campaign aimed at firearms

Defense

Unions want VA to educate employees on pandemic resources

Federal Newscast

IG: Veterans Affairs may have overlooked cost of physical improvements needed for EHR

Federal Newscast

An update on efforts by VA to prevent veteran suicides

Veterans Affairs

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

Veterans Affairs

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)

Suicide prevention — Taking veteran care from good to great

Commentary

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

The Government Accountability Office has completed a detailed study of three private citizens and what influence they might have had on decisions made…

Veterans Affairs

A new initiative to prevent veterans suicide during self-isolation

Enforced isolation of the pandemic has made a lot of people a bit lonelier. For veterans already at risk of suicide, the situation deepens the threat.

Veterans Affairs

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

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, three senators want the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the process non-citizen service members go through to become naturalized.