VA Selects 30 Programs for Suicide Prevention Competition From apps to extended reality, the innovative programs selected for the next phase of Mission Daybreak offer solutions for...
VA Says Veteran Suicides Continue to Fall, But Outside Researchers Find Rates May Be Much Higher A new VA report says suicides have dropped by nearly 10% since 2018, but another study, released last weekend, challenges...
A New Nonprofit Honors Marine Killed at Kabul's Abbey Gate The family of a Marine who lost his life during a final mission in war-torn Afghanistan has created a retreat space for...
Army Secretary Blames Bad Press for Making Recruiting Woes Worse Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth blamed negative stories about mental health issues some soldiers face and seemingly...
Vets Group Asks Biden to Recognize Moral Injuries Caused by Afghan War's End A veteran-led group asked President Joe Biden to do more to acknowledge the distress caused by the messy end of the...
LGBTQ Military Kids Attempted Suicide at Much Higher Rate Than Their Civilian Peers, New Research Finds Those who said they receive family support, however, had lower rates of anxiety, depression and attempted suicide, according...
One Year Later, Troops and Veterans Involved in Afghanistan Exit Grapple with Mental Scars For many, the emotions are flooding back as the one-year anniversary of the evacuation and withdrawal approaches on Aug. 30.
Former VA Secretaries Push for National Day of Recognition to Prevent Veteran Suicides For the second straight year, the seven former VA secretaries are pressing to designate the Sunday after Veterans Day as...
How a Black Lab Named 'Betsy' Saved the Life of a Coast Guard Veteran and Got Him Back to Work K9s For Warriors is a nonprofit organization that rescues dogs from shelters and trains them to become service animals for...
VA Benefits: Mental Health Care Treatment Eligible veterans may receive general and specialty mental health care through the VA. Services are available in many...
Trump Wants a Department of War. A House GOP Amendment Would Give Him One. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., has filed an amendment to the annual defense policy bill that would formally change the name of the...
F-35 Pilot Was on Phone for Nearly an Hour with Engineers Before Ejection and Fiery Crash The 39-page crash report, released this week, detailed the circumstances of the fiery crash, which completely destroyed the F...
All Services Now Issue Form DD214-1 to Departing Reservists The military's reserve components now issue departing reservists a new record that summarizes their periods of active and...
Veteran Stole $244K in Disability, Then Faked Drowning Death in Maine, Feds Say Gregory P. Heimann Jr. will be returned to Maine, where he will face a charge of making false statements to the government.
US Deportation Flights Hit Record Highs as Carriers Try to Hide the Planes, Advocates Say Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle's King County International Airport to witness deportation...