Posts Tagged ‘veteran suicide’

By Rolf Gainer Ph.D. On July 8th, 2016

Suicide Spike Hits Veterans

The suicide rate among veterans has increased by 35% since 2001. The sharp increase is among veterans who have served since 2001 with the rate among women increased by 85% in that same time span. The young veterans, age 18 to 29 had a suicide rate of 86 deaths per 100,000 for men and 33…

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By admin On April 3rd, 2014

Another Ft Hood Attack: When will it be time for true root cause analysis of combat trauma?

Yesterday, I attended Brookhaven Hospital’s seminar, “Hand Up: Alternative Therapies for Veterans,” which examined ways to treat the effects of trauma experienced by our veterans and identified community resources and social supports.  Later that day, I learned that for the third time in five years the Fort Hood, Texas community experienced an assault from an…

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