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A wave of suicides among sailors has brought the tides of change to the Navy. The service is undertaking a massive effort to change the way it treats sailors experiencing mental health crises.
The National Defense Authorization Act is headed to the House floor in Washington D.C., and Representative Jen Kiggans fought to add amendments to increase mental health resources for sailors.