Agent Orange was the name of a combination of chemicals that were used during the Vietnam War to clear the jungles so the American soldiers could find their enemies more easily. When these soldiers started to come home they began to show symptoms of some serious illnesses. The government tried to deny it at first but there has been so much proof and such a high number of sick veterans they had to admit that Agent Orange was responsible.

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.