Join my friends @bwforg, @RANDCorporation, @DeptVetAffairs, @DeptofDefense, and @AWPartnership today at 2 PM EST for a free panel discussion on #veteran suicide rates and prevention bit.ly/3OuJwxy
@craignewmark @bwforg @RANDCorporation @DeptVetAffairs @DeptofDefense @AWPartnership Thank you all for drawing attention to this issue. A lot of folks don’t realize how many we’ve lost during and following deployments. My Brigade saw more suicides than KIA in Iraq in 03-04. That still 💔
@craignewmark @bwforg @RANDCorporation @DeptVetAffairs @DeptofDefense @AWPartnership @AWPartnership is leading research focused on stopping veteran suicide by developing community specific prevention methods. We could use your help. Together, we can do better. @craignewmark
@craignewmark @bwforg @RANDCorporation @DeptVetAffairs @DeptofDefense We're proud to be part of such an important, and necessary, discussion.
@craignewmark @GotYourSix @bwforg @RANDCorporation @DeptVetAffairs @DeptofDefense @AWPartnership Case workers don’t help with Real needs. If we have disability makes it hard to fight for our rights & needs being violated we most often don’t get them met. Free legal is often ineffective and untrained esp in ADA, systems don’t help if you need more than referrals to referrals
@craignewmark @GotYourSix @bwforg @RANDCorporation @DeptVetAffairs @DeptofDefense @AWPartnership Help with actual problems. Not just therapists to complain to. Free legal doesn’t help when we need financial healing from victimization. They are usually newbies who can’t fight thier way out of a paper bag much less deal vs agencies or other well lawyered up.
@craignewmark @bwforg @RANDCorporation @DeptVetAffairs @DeptofDefense @AWPartnership Wonder if there could be testing implemented during recruitment that would signal possible suicide tendencies? That person could still serve but would not be subject to certain war events making them more vulnerable? Would that help reduce the numbers of those at risk?