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As the royal commission investigates the risk factors around veterans’ mental health it needs to look at contact with the criminal justice system.
We have a long tradition of royal commissions in Australia — dating back to before federation. But we know from bitter experience they can fail to generate change.
There have been numerous inquiries into veteran suicide, mental health and combat trauma over the past 20 years — with little positive outcome.
The rate of death by suicide is rising among veterans. The most common stressor is a serious relationship difficulty.
The U.S. suicide rate has been increasing for decades. According to a sociologist who studies suicide, depression is just one factor among many implicated social conditions.
Only through discussion and recognition of service and veteran mental health issues can these tragedies be prevented in the future.
Top contributors
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Director, Open Door: Understanding and Supporting Service Personnel and their Families, Flinders University
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Professor of Criminal Law, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor specialising in public law and less-adversarial justice, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Research fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Researcher, History of health and suicide, University of Strathclyde
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Military analyst, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
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Professor, Monash University
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Distinguished Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University
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Research Officer, Monash University
