Making Sense Of Veteran Suicide | Let's Talk | NPR

The rates of suicide are just as high among veterans who never deployed to a war or saw combat. NPR’s Quil Lawrence helps to make sense of the complex topic of veteran suicide.

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• Read or listen to"Rate Of Suicide Among Female Veterans Climbs, VA Says" at

• Read or listen to"Veterans' Advocates Hope To Prevent Suicide By Limiting Access To Guns" at

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• Read or listen to"StudyFemale Vets Especially Vulnerable To Suicide" at

• Read or listen to"VA Studying Suicide Prevention In Veterans" at

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