Military suicide

About a quarter of all suicide deaths occur among troops caught up in legal or administrative battles - sometimes for minor infractions.

The Pentagon has put in place "The Brandon Act" - named after a Navy sailor who died by suicide in 2018. It allows service members to go outside their chain of command to seek confidential mental health treatment.

The project is using artificial intelligence to analyze data from smartphones, laptops, and other devices of people who take their own lives.

The independent committee is calling on the Defense Department to make personal firearms harder to buy and access on base.

Though military suicide has been a problem for decades, critics say the Pentagon hasn’t come to terms with the fact that anyone can potentially be at risk.

Soldiers are dying by suicide at the highest level since 9/11, and while some bases are trying do more to help prevent suicide, critics say its not enough.

New federal laws seek to improve mental health care for veterans and their families. But advocates say it will take time for local communities to feel the effects.

In response to a string of suicides in the Air Force, every base is holding a one day stand down, where airmen can learn and talk about mental health…

Female veterans are nearly 2 1/2 times more likely than their civilian counterparts to kill themselves. Advocates say women's mental health challenges are…

Memorial Day can be especially difficult for relatives of service members who died by suicide. They often feel stigmatized, even around other military…