VA Offers $20 Million in Prizes for New Ideas to Reduce Suicides Among Veterans To drive innovation on suicide prevention, the VA is offering prizes for individuals, organizations and industry to develop...
How the Army Made Me Choose Between My Mental Health and Our Family's Dream Posting "Without an EFMP overhaul, Mental Health Awareness Month will continue to be recognized as simple lip service for military...
Navy Leaders Begin to Acknowledge Mistakes as Investigations into Carrier Suicides Expand Rear Adm. John Meier, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, told reporters, "If I knew then what I know today, I think we...
Hundreds of Sailors Being Moved Off Carrier After Surge of Suicides, Captain Tells Crew Capt. Brent Gaut announced that the ship will move 260 sailors "to an offsite barracks-type living arrangement on Norfolk...
Troops at Remote and Overseas Bases Attempt Suicide More Often, GAO Finds Lawmakers ordered the GAO to look into suicides at remote and overseas bases in 2020 following a 33.5% increase in the deaths...
Beekeeping Is All the Rage. These Programs Can Help Veterans Get Started Beekeeping can have sweet rewards.
The Navy Is Deputizing Doctors to Enforce Drug Rules Even for Those Seeking Mental Health Help The Navy is standing by its policy, which does not provide patients with confidentiality and could mean that seeking help has...
A Sailor With Diagnosed Mental Health Issues Says He's Being Targeted for Seeking Help Perez faced repeated disciplinary actions, a positive drug test that suddenly wasn't, allegations of making it all up and...
Remote Bases Seeing More Suicide Attempts But Fewer Deaths, Watchdog Says The lower rate of deaths is likely tied to service members having less access to guns, the GAO found.
Mental Health Visits Up, Suicidal Behavior Down for Vets Given iPads During Pandemic, Study Finds New research showed that distribution of tablet computers by the VA had a positive impact on veterans, especially those in...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
