VA tells suicidal vet to call back later. @LeoShane

A suicidal veteran and a call for help, unanswered - Stripes - Independent U.S. military news from Iraq, Afghanistan and bases worldwide

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VA tells suicidal vet to call back later. @LeoShane

Related Veterans Crisis Line averting suicide via text Recognizing suicide risk For suicide hotline workers, pranks are an unfortunate reality Stars and Stripes coverage of suicide in the military Jacob Manning poses with his service dog, Harley. Courtesy of Jacob Manning WASHINGTON — Jacob Manning waited until his wife and teenage son had left the house, then walked into his garage to kill himself. The former soldier had been distraught for weeks, frustrated by family problems, unemployment and his lingering service injuries. He was long ago diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, caused by a military training accident, and post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from the aftermath. He had battled depression before, but never an episode this bad. He tossed one end of an extension cord over the rafters above and then fashioned a noose. The cord snapped. It couldn’t handle h...

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@spencerahoyt » 27 Apr '12, 4am
Stars & Stripes provides another summary on delayed access to mental health care in the VA... [link]
@StaceinTexas » 26 Apr '12, 5pm
RT @QueenofBach12: I can help guys using Bach Flowers @Christina_Roof @TedNugent @CongJeffMiller @LeoShane [link]
@QueenofBach12 » 26 Apr '12, 5pm
I can help guys using Bach Flowers @Christina_Roof @TedNugent @TomTarantino @CongJeffMiller @LeoShane @StaceinTexas [link]
@amandaheadlee » 26 Apr '12, 12am
More needs to be done to support our Vets. Thankfully there are people like @Christina_Roof. Never turn a deaf ear [link]
@vetlawyers » 25 Apr '12, 4pm
Yet another story about a suicidal Veteran who went to VA for help and was turned away. [link]
@Op_Homefront » 25 Apr '12, 1pm
“If I didn’t have a friend to call back, I probably would have killed myself" [link] #deservebetter
@LeoShane » 25 Apr '12, 1pm
Sen Brown references @starsandstripes story yesterday on veterans suicide [link] Calls the problem a "mind boggling" failure
@LifeByKatie » 25 Apr '12, 1pm
This makes me so sad. We've asked our troops to fight for over ten years and need to help them cope with the effects. [link]
@sgw94 » 25 Apr '12, 1pm
We have to find a way to fix this RT @attackerman: RT @jimdao: VA tells suicidal vet to call back later. @LeoShane [link]
@pbtrue1 » 25 Apr '12, 1pm
RT @attackerman: RT @jimdao: VA tells suicidal vet to call back later. @LeoShane [link]
@attackerman » 25 Apr '12, 12pm
RT @jimdao: VA tells suicidal vet to call back later. @LeoShane [link]
@jimdao » 25 Apr '12, 12pm
VA tells suicidal vet to call back later. @LeoShane [link]
@QueenofBach12 » 25 Apr '12, 1am
RT @Christina_Roof: A suicidal veteran and a call for help, unanswered - [link]
@gwill111 » 24 Apr '12, 11pm
@starsandstripes: A suicidal veteran and a call for help, unanswered. Nonsense! [link]
@Christina_Roof » 24 Apr '12, 11pm
It keeps giving me chills when I read it: “If I didn’t have a friend to call back, I probably would have killed myself" [link]
@EmisorDigital » 24 Apr '12, 4pm
A suicidal veteran and a call for help, unanswered [link]
@amalieflynn » 27 Apr '12, 9pm
RT @jimdao: VA tells suicidal vet to call back later. @LeoShane [link]
@amandaheadlee » 26 Apr '12, 12am
RT @Christina_Roof: A suicidal veteran and a call for help, unanswered - [link]
@BurnsinDC » 25 Apr '12, 3pm
RT @jimdao: VA tells suicidal vet to call back later. @LeoShane [link]
@Op_Homefront » 25 Apr '12, 2pm
RT @LeoShane: Sen Brown references @starsandstripes story yesterday on veterans suicide [link] Calls the problem a "mind boggling" failure
@DerekTurner_ » 25 Apr '12, 2pm
RT @LeoShane: Sen Brown references @starsandstripes story yesterday on veterans suicide [link] Calls the problem a "mind boggling" failure
@johnmdonnelly » 25 Apr '12, 1pm
RT @attackerman: RT @jimdao: VA tells suicidal vet to call back later. @LeoShane [link]
@lizfits » 25 Apr '12, 12pm
RT @jimdao: VA tells suicidal vet to call back later. @LeoShane [link]
@Christina_Roof » 24 Apr '12, 10pm
A suicidal veteran and a call for help, unanswered - [link]

A suicidal veteran and a call for help, unanswered - Stripes - Independent U.S. military news from Iraq, Afghanistan and bases worldwide

VA tells suicidal vet to call back later. @LeoShane

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