Suicide has become an urgent issue among American military veterans, with rates increasing by more than 10 times in nearly two decades, a new study reveals.
"It is coinciding with the opioid and alcohol epidemic in our country," she said."The alcohol crisis is sort of less focused on but I think we have seen increases in alcohol-related harms and deaths over this time period as well. So, I think these are coming together and impacting theAdams thinks more outreach to veterans is needed, not only by the Veterans Administration but by other health care providers.
"That's a great immediate resource for people struggling," Adams said, but helping veterans is not just the job of the VA. "We need to support each other," Adams said."Our country, our community has a responsibility to support people who served our nation and we need to collectively provide more support to this
to feel less isolated and alone," Adams said."That's not just the responsibility of the VA but all of us need to do a better job including our health care system and our communities."Jeffrey T. Howard et al, Trends in Suicide Rates Among Post-9/11 US Military Veterans With and Without Traumatic Brain Injury From 2006-2020,
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