September 27, 2017
STATEMENT OF JOHN D. DAIGH, JR., M.D., CPA ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR HEALTHCARE INSPECTIONS OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS’ AFFAIRS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE
HEARING ON “#BETHERE: WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT VETERAN SUICIDE?”
- The data showed that an average of 20 veterans died by suicide each day, 6 of the 20 were recent utilizers of VHA services—in the year of their deaths or the previous
- The risk for suicide was 21 percent higher among veterans when compared with U.S. civilian adults after adjusting for differences in age and gender.
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Vet to Vet Tennessee has a Veteran Specific Suicide Prevention Program to teach veterans, their families and their communities how to prevent someone, including yourself, from committing suicide. Please call us at 865-336-2624 for more information or to set up our free training for your organization.
