Veterans and Suicide
Veterans are twice as likely to try and commit suicide than other people. One in five comes back suffering from traumatic stress disorder. Over four hundred are homeless, and that number is rising. There are over 600,000 veterans who have to wait six months or more for disability payments. Some are uninsured and have to wait or are refused services. Is it any wonder they are depressed enough to want to kill themselves?
The Department of Veterans Affairs is addressing this problem by implementing a suicide hot-line of sorts, but it’s more than just a friendly voice to talk to. This hot-line has been designed so that when someone in crisis calls, the operator is able to contact other help immediately in that veterans area so that the suicide attempt could be averted and the veteran could receive the help they so desperately need.
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