Suicide

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has mobilized thousands of National Guard troops to the southern border over the past three years to deter illegal migration. The mobilization has taken a toll on some soldiers.

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

The deaths among Washington crewmembers occurred during a six-year period when the carrier remained in the shipyard for maintenance.

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.

After two deadly collisions and a cluster of suicides, the Navy is providing more mental health counseling to sailors where they work.

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.

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.

Some states and cities are trying to improve the quality of data on veteran suicide, which is often incomplete and years old.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is training clergy members around the country to look for signs of psychological disorders and other issues among…