Mental Health Care

The National Guard Bureau is taking appropriate steps to ensure required suicide prevention training is completed, according to a finding in a new Government Accountability Office report, SUICIDE PREVENTION: DOD Should Improve Monitoring and Assessment of Training.

Soldiers who are on active duty can now request an immediate referral for a mental health evaluation through a supervisor or commander, according to...

National Guard soldiers and airmen must learn it’s OK to not be OK and seek help, two Guard suicide experts say. The pair argues speaking freely about...

A new study suggests a brain disease observed in hundreds of former National Football League players rarely appears in veterans, Military Times...

NGAUS has a new member of its communications department. Jennifer Hickey is the association’s new digital content manager. Her duties include...

Suicides among members of the National Guard, which had appeared to be on the decline in 2019, rose in 2020, according to the latest Defense...

The reserve components, including the National Guard, saw a sharp increase in the number of service members committing suicide in the final months of...

President Trump signed legislation Saturday that contains several measures aimed at preventing suicide among veterans, including a multimillion-dollar...

The Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs will be required to share information on deployment frequency under new legislation proposed by Rep...

Military suicides have increased as much as 20% amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by The Associated Press. The biggest...

The National Guard Bureau’s senior enlisted advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Tony Whitehead, said he didn’t realize how much he missed interacting with...