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Keeping weapons locked away and unloaded reduces the risk of death by suicide for gun owners and their children.
Veterans of past wars have long been at the forefront of peace advocacy in the United States.
The evidence presented and initial findings show how important the royal commission is.
Soldier atrocities are shaped by our society, culture, and political fabric. Preventing them will require a comprehensive rethinking of policies, attitudes, and approaches to war.
Remembrance for post-veteran generations involves learning about history, trying to comprehend the what, how and why and its relevance today.
As the royal commission investigates the risk factors around veterans’ mental health it needs to look at contact with the criminal justice system.
Nearly one in five defendants in the prosecutions undertaken in response to the January 6 US Capitol attack had served in the military.
The act of killing in combat is associated with heightened risks of PTSD and suicide. A scholar interviewed 30 veterans about their common experiences.
Following the completion of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, Neta Crawford, the co-director of the Costs of War Project, reflects on 7,268 days of American involvement in the conflict.
As the coronavirus pandemic played out, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources found themselves in deeper trouble.
There have been numerous inquiries into veteran suicide, mental health and combat trauma over the past 20 years — with little positive outcome.
At least 92 US military veterans were deported between 2013 and 2018. These deportees are not currently included in Biden’s effort to reunite families as part of his new immigration reform plan.
Also known as Gulf War Syndrome, symptoms of the condition include chronic pain, fatigue, and memory problems.
The rate of death by suicide is rising among veterans. The most common stressor is a serious relationship difficulty.
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources are now in deeper trouble.
With the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, veterans who were already lacking adequate benefits and resources are now in deeper trouble.
The Pentagon has spent more than $800 billion on military operations in Iraq. But that doesn’t include money needed to care for veterans, rebuild the country or pay interest on war debt.
More than 20,000 American high school students have made their own guitars in school over the past decade. Many of them have wound up more into learning about STEM disciplines.
It’s time veterans were given the support they need to transition back to civilian life.
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Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor, Director, Open Door: Understanding and Supporting Service Personnel and their Families, Flinders University
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Professor of Political Science and Department Chair, Boston University
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Military analyst, Griffith University
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George Dock Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of English, Virginia Tech
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Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of York
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Professor of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Ilan Katz is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor of Organisational Ethnography, Cambridge Judge Business School
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