{"id":26074,"date":"2026-06-08T10:30:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=26074"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:30:47","slug":"start-a-suicide-prevention-talk-to-help-save-a-veterans-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=26074","title":{"rendered":"Start a suicide prevention talk to help save a Veteran\u2019s life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(Source &#8211; news.va.gov)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Speaking up, whether you\u2019re asking for help or offering it, can be lifesaving<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talking about suicide can be uncomfortable. But speaking up about how you\u2019re feeling, or the struggles you\u2019re facing, can make a real difference for you or a Veteran in your life.  Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/147198\/start-suicide-prevention-talk-save-veterans-life\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/147198\/start-suicide-prevention-talk-save-veterans-life\/\">here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"54\" class=\"wp-image-20064\" style=\"width: 225px;\" 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: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Notice:<\/strong>\u00a0The 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) Speaking up, whether you\u2019re asking for help or offering it, can be lifesaving Talking about suicide can<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[389,87,245],"class_list":["post-26074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-veterans-benefits","tag-veteran-suicide","tag-veterans","tag-veterans-health-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26074","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=26074"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26075,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26074\/revisions\/26075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}