Veteran mental health care: A true lack of leadership (1 Viewer)
Thread starterKen Falke, opinion contributor Start dateYesterday at 4:33 PM
Every day, nearly 20 veterans take their own life. In 2021, the Army saw its highest suicide rate in nearly a century. Recently, the crew of the USS George Washington experienced five suicides, three suicides in just one week, and this is only one U.S. Navy ship. Outside of the military, on average, approximately 125 Americans die by suicide each and every day. Make no mistake about it, COVID-19 is not the only epidemic our country is battling.
The past year we have witnessed an unprecedented series of events that has collectively challenged our nation. A poorly executed withdrawal from Afghanistan, the height of a global pandemic, a war in Ukraine, and if that’s not enough, we are dealing with record-high gas prices, shortages of baby formula and a looming recession.
Is this enough to cause a mental health crisis within the country as many experts are saying? Or is this the “pace” of life that sheds new light on old problems? These are not mere rhetorical questions, but ones that raise significant concerns about the trajectory of our nation’s wellness.
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