The one-year total comes as data shows that more than 6,000 veterans die by suicide each year, amid a worsening mental health crisis across the country.
A ProPublica analysis of 313 studies conducted by the agency’s inspector general in recent years shows repeated failures in behavioral care. The breakdowns have had fatal consequences.
Eliminating daily stresses such as delayed paychecks could help make service members more resilient to whatever active duty throws at them, experts said.