The Pentagon has begun implementing a law to reduce suicides, 18 months after Congress passed it

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.

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