Veterans are Dying at About 18 Per Day. New Legislation Aims to Change That

Several lawmakers have worked with their colleagues from across the aisle to craft the veteran suicide prevention bills, including congressional Reps. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) and Zach Nunn (R-Iowa)—original co-sponsors of the Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Service member Suicide Act.

“This bill will directly improve two programs that are proven to work in supporting veterans following their service,” Magaziner told Military.com. “The bill expands TAP to include more support for veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, substance use and loneliness. [...] Read full article.