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Old 09-02-2014, 02:49 PM   #1
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One call can save a life. During ‪#‎SuicidePreventionMonth‬ in September, remember that free, confidential support from the ‪#‎VeteransCrisisLine‬ is available for all ‪#‎Veterans‬ and Service members. Call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, or learn more about ‪#‎ThePowerOf1‬ at www.VeteransCrisisLine.net/ThePowerOf1
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Hopefully no one will need this valuable service!!!!!!!, FED 387
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Veteran suicide numbers have gone up in recent years with much of the attention focused on veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan killing themselves. However, almost seven out of 10 veterans who have committed suicide were over the age of 50, according to a Department of Veterans Affairs study.

"A lot of guys went in, and then they came out and became a workaholic rather than deal with depression and PTSD," he said. They covered over stresses born of service with work and family, but the stresses remain today and the vets are going into retirement and the family structure dissipates as children go or have gone their own ways. Veterans over the age of 50 who had entered the VA healthcare system made up about 78 percent of the total number of veterans who committed suicide - 9 percentage points higher than the general pool.

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