VA Portland tackles veteran suicides on a variety of fronts

September is Suicide Prevention Month. The Business Journal and dozens of Oregon media outlets are delving into the public health crisis of suicide, a follow-up to a statewide reporting effort that rolled out last April called Breaking the Silence. In 2016, 122 Oregon veterans were among the approximately 6,000 who took their own lives nationwide. The rate of veteran suicide in Oregon is higher than both the Oregon general suicide rate and the national veteran suicide rate: 39.4 per 100,000 vs.…
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