The Veterans Crisis Line is fielding a record number of cries for help, VA stats show

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The Veterans Crisis Line is fielding a record number of cries for help, VA stats show
Story by Melissa Chan • Yesterday 11:00 AM

The Veterans Crisis Line is fielding a record number of cries for help, the Department of Veterans Affairs said, amid increased mental health concerns for post-9/11 veterans and service members.

The suicide hotline received more than 88,000 calls, texts and chats in March — the highest amount of monthly contacts it has ever had, according to new federal data obtained by NBC News.

Last month’s figure is nearly 28% higher than the busiest of any month in the first 10 months of the pandemic and 15% higher than August 2021, when calls surged after Kabul fell to the Taliban.


“We’re on the front end of a mental health tsunami,” said Scott Mann, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who served three tours in Afghanistan.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/the-veterans-crisis-line-is-fielding-a-record-number-of-cries-for-help-va-stats-show/ar-AA1abWHX

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I've been out of the military almost 47 years and it feels sometimes like I'm going to sh*t my pants reading about how the military is destroying itself.  I can only imagine the terror of being on active duty watching it happen.