Our Blog on Veteran Suicide, PTSD Therapies, and Related Topics Helpful to Our Veteran Families
Memorial Day War Stories
Honoring Heroism: Untold Realities of War In the pages of history, nestled between the triumphs and the tragedies, lie the poignant tales of those who bravely faced the crucible of war. These are the stories that transcend the boundaries of time, echoing through...
Memorial Day – A Short History
Memorial Day is not a just an American holiday, but this is how it started in the USA.
Breaking the Stigma: How to Communicate and Write about Veteran Suicide
VA’s guide “How to Communicate and Write About Veteran Suicide.”
New Data Reveals Alarming Rise in Veteran Suicides in 2020
The numbers are alarming, and they indicate a mental health crisis that needs to be addressed urgently.
What Veterans Think of the Debt Ceiling Cut To Their Benefits
2023 Debt Limit
Update on Progress Against Veteran Suicide in the USA (2017-2022)
While progress has been made in reducing the rate of veteran suicide in the United States between 2017 and 2022, much work remains.
Fantasy Fiction About Overcoming PTSD With Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
Fantasy story that holds truths about overcoming PTSD.
What States Have High Veteran Suicide – A New Look at the 2019 VA Report
According to the report, 2019 saw a total of 6,435 Veteran suicides, an average of 17.6 deaths per day.
Veterans Freak Out Over FUBAR Suicide Crisis
I’ve been out since 2015 and it’s been at least one a year from people I served with personally.
Archive of our Advocacy Blogs on Veteran Suicide
2023
- May 6th Breaking the Stigma: How to Communicate and Write about Veteran Suicide (va suicide media guide best practices, veteran suicide)
- April 21st What Veterans Think of the Debt Ceiling Cut To Their Benefits (burn pit registration, va benefits cuts)
- March 25th Fantasy Fiction About Overcoming PTSD With Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (veteran suicide)
- March 16th What States Have High Veteran Suicide – A New Look at the 2019 VA Report (veteran suicide)
- September 21st 2021 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report (2021 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, veteran suicide)
- August 29th What Veterans Think of FBI Raid on Trump Residence (Trump Veteran record, veteran suicide)
- August 10th Before the PACT Act – Five Remarkable Times Republicans Voted Against Veterans (PACT Act, veteran suicide)
- July 29th What Veterans Think About Republicans Voting NO In The PACT Act (PACT Act, veteran suicide)
- July 14th Third Bill Approved by the House for MDMA, DMT and Marijuanna Research for PTSD (National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), veteran suicide)
- July 8th Florida Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Clinics (ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, veteran suicide)
- July 6th Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Glossary of Terms (ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, veteran suicide)
- July 5th What Is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy? (ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, veteran suicide)
- June 11th The Role Veterans Played In The Failed January 6 Coup (January 6 failed insurrection, veteran suicide)
- May 2nd Tragedy Assistance Program For Survivors (TAPS) Good Grief Camp Needs More Mascots (veteran suicide)
- April 25th Wounded Warrior Project Offers Warrior Care Network for PTSD (Warrior Care Network, Wounded Warrior Project)
- April 22nd Patient Testimonials Does Ketamine IV Drip Therapy Work? (Ketamine IV-drip therapy, veteran suicide)
- April 17th Where Are Psilocybins Legal To Treat PTSD? (magic mushrooms, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, veteran suicide)
- May 26th OAS Endorses Fast-Track Psilocybin Research (Ketamine, LSD, magic mushrooms, medical marijuana, Psilocybin, psychedelic treatment, PTSD, veteran suicide)
- April 19th Patient Describes Psilocybin Mental Health Benefits (Psilocyben session, veteran suicide)
- March 21st Postvention Veteran Suicide To-Do Checklist (postvention support, veteran suicide, Veteran's Families)
- March 19th Can One Single Dose Of Magic Mushrooms Be A PTSD-Killer? (magic mushrooms, Psilocybin, PTSD, PTSD therapy, veteran suicide)
- March 6th Hallucinogens Beating PTSD Veterans Say (magic mushrooms, medical marijuana, PTSD therapy, veteran suicide)
- March 5th Rutherford PAWS Act Helps K9s For Warriors Charity (Representative John Rutherford, veteran suicide)
- February 17th Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough Approved for Service (secretary mcdonough, US Veterans Administration)
- December 28th Suicide Prevention in 2021 (suicide prevention, suicide prevention tips, suicide research, veteran suicide)
- December 26th Veterans Administration Military Funerals Benefits Offered (postvention, veteran suicide)
- December 3rd The New Science of Psychedelics Shows Enourmous Potential (Ketamine, LSD, magic mushrooms, veteran suicide)
- December 2nd Once A Soldier Offers Postvention Services In The Time of Need (postvention, veteran suicide)
- November 25th Postvention Services Also Helps For Intervention and Prevention of Veteran Suicide (postvention, veteran suicide)
- November 21st Our New Year’s Resolution – Stop Veteran Suicide (Holiday, New Year's Day, veteran suicide)
- November 18th General Boykin Helps Launch Fundraiser for New Equine Therapy Service for Veterans with PTSD (equine therapy)
- November 17th Oregon and Canada Allow Psychedelic Mushrooms for PTSD (magic mushrooms, psychedelic treatment, PTSD therapy, veteran suicide)
- November 6th $2,000 And A Thank You Note Is Not Enough (PTSD therapy, veteran suicide, veteran suicide community, Veteran's Families)
- January 27th Dr. Bridgette Everhart Hardin’s Book of Surviving the Grief of Suicide (grieving, veteran suicide)
- December 5th OAS Advocates on H.R. 3495, Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act (advocacy, Representative John Rutherford, veteran suicide)
- October 2nd 2019 VA Report Cements Soldier Suicide as Veteran Suicide (Annual VA Suicide report, US Veterans Administration, veteran suicide)
- September 18th We Did It! A Bill for Our Families Is One Step Closer (Representative John Rutherford, veteran suicide)
- August 18th Tapping How-To Guide – Mental Health Therapy In Your Hands (PTSD therapy, tapping therapy)
- August 4th Once a Soldier Advocates to Rep. Rutherford’s Office (Rep John Rutherford, veteran suicide)
- June 28th An Illustrator’s Journey In and Out of “Shell Shock” (FU PTSD, George Withers, PTSD, shell shock)
- May 20th VA Not High on Medical Marijuana as PTSD Treatment for Veterans (medical marijuana, veteran suicide)
- May 13th Once a Soldier – The Voice of Veteran Families After a Soldier Suicide (Once a Soldier, soldier suicide, veteran suicide)
- May 4th Once a Soldier Rejects VA’s Position on Medical Marijuana Bills (US Veterans Administration, veteran suicide)
- February 13th Sunbelt Wellness Institute Ketamine-Infused PTSD Clinic (Blog, Ketamine, PTSD, PTSD therapy, veteran suicide)
- February 11th Should Jacksonville’s Veterans Memorial Arena Sell Naming Rights? (Blog, Veterans Memorial Arena)
- December 20th Once a Soldier on WJCT’s First Coast Connect (First Coast Connect, Jags Watch Party fundraiser, Melissa Ross, WJCT public radio)
- November 20th Coping After a Soldier Suicide – What Veteran Families Need to Know (suicide coping, veteran suicide)
- November 12th New Facebook Group Launches for Families of Veteran Suicide (suicide support group, veteran suicide)
- November 10th Veterans Administration Confirms Soldier Suicide is Mostly Veteran Suicide (US Veterans Administration, veteran suicide)
- November 2nd Research: Using Social Media Patterns to Identify Veterans at Risk for Suicide (suicide research, veteran suicide)
- October 15th Ken Amaro of First Coast News Visits Once a Soldier (Silver Lining Project, soldier suicide, US Veterans Administration, veteran suicide)
- October 15th Five Veterans Administration Patients Taking their Lives at VA Facilities (veteran suicide)
- October 15th Veterans Administration Veteran Suicides Making News Again (soldier suicide, VA parking lot suicides, veteran suicide)
- October 12th Assisted Living Benefits for Veterans – A Complete Guide (US Veterans Administration, veteran assisted living benefits, Veteran's Families)
- August 3rd Veterans: Consider Ditching the Veterans Administration for Obamacare (Affordable Care Act, veteran obamacare, veteran suicide)
- July 30th Veterans Administration Shooting Itself Over Improving (US Veterans Administration, veteran suicide)
- July 18th Now That He’s Dead, the Veteran’s Administration Offers Georgia Veteran Suicide Victim the Care He Needs (veteran suicide)
- February 8th 3 Reasons for Soldier Suicides in VA Parking Lots (FU PTSD, PTSD, soldier suicide, US Veterans Administration, VA parking lot suicides)
- January 11th A Soldier Suicide Survivor’s Guide to Your Benefits (department of defense, Veteran's Families)
- November 30th Successful Teen Suicide Prevention Story (suicide prevention, suicide prevention tips, veteran suicide)
- November 17th November 13-17 2017 – Veteran Suicide Prevention Week (Blog, Veteran Suicide Prevention Week 2017)
- November 1st Soldier Suicide Prevention Tips (suicide prevention, suicide prevention tips, veteran suicide)
- October 18th Silver Lining Project: Soldier Suicide Video Memorial Page (Silver Lining Project, soldier suicide)
- September 25th Soldier Suicide and Suicide Contagion – Let’s Stop This (soldier suicide, suicide contagion, veteran suicide)