{"id":22514,"date":"2024-02-29T07:27:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T12:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=22514"},"modified":"2024-02-29T07:27:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T12:27:59","slug":"what-to-do-if-a-veteran-you-served-with-is-talking-about-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=22514","title":{"rendered":"What to do if a Veteran you served with is talking about suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(Source &#8211; news.va.gov)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although we were trained to keep our cool in stressful situations, it\u2019s still tough when we face them. After you get out of the military, the situations themselves may change. Dealing with tough times usually doesn\u2019t get any easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One example is knowing what to do if someone you served with is talking about suicide. The key is being prepared and knowing how to respond with care and compassion. You can play a crucial role in providing support and making a difference in a Veteran\u2019s life.  Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/128741\/what-to-do-if-veteran-is-talking-about-suicide\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/128741\/what-to-do-if-veteran-is-talking-about-suicide\/\">here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"60\" class=\"wp-image-20064\" style=\"width: 250px;\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs.png 418w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Notice:<\/strong>&nbsp;The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is valid on the posted date; medicarereport.org cannot guarantee the duration of the link\u2019s validity. Also, the opinions expressed in these postings are the viewpoints of the original source and are not explicitly endorsed by AMAC, Inc.; the AMAC Foundation, Inc.; or medicarereport.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source &#8211; news.va.gov) Although we were trained to keep our cool in stressful situations, it\u2019s still tough when we face<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,7],"tags":[172,87,374,245,996],"class_list":["post-22514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mental-healthbehavioral-health","category-veterans-benefits","tag-suicide-prevention","tag-veterans","tag-veterans-crisis-line","tag-veterans-health-care","tag-veterans-suicide-prevention"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22515,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22514\/revisions\/22515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}