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Can AI help predict military suicides? The VA is funding a project to find out.

Caption: Dustin Millado, a veteran who worked in the Army Criminal Investigation Division, is now a digital forensic examiner for Stop Soldier Suicide’s Black Box Project., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront

The project is using artificial intelligence to analyze data from smartphones, laptops, and other devices of people who take their own lives.

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The Army suicide rate is at its highest level in years. Plans to reduce it are getting mixed reviews

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Malia Nemetz, an Army retiree who is now Fort Leonard Wood’s Suicide Prevention Manager, gives a mini-presentation to soldiers, family members, and civilian employees during the base’s Resiliency Fair, part of the effort to improve mental health and reduc, Credit: Jonathan Ahl / American Homefront

Soldiers are dying by suicide at the highest level since 9/11, and while some bases are trying do more to help prevent suicide, critics say its not...

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Inconsistent military domestic violence policies allow troops with criminal histories to buy guns

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: A memorial honors the victims of a 2017 mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. A federal judge ruled that Devin Kelley might not have been able to buy the weapon he used in the shooting if the military had reported his cri, Credit: David Martin Davies / Texas Public Radio

More than four years after a former airman killed 26 people at a rural Texas church, advocates say the military still needs to do more to prevent v...

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Military families often have to move every few years. Critics say it's disruptive and unnecessary.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: The following language must be included in any online post of this story, and the language is encouraged for on-air use: "This story was produced by the American Homefront Project, a public media collaboration that reports on American military life and v, Credit: Eric Schmid / St. Louis Public Radio

Constant and sometimes sudden moves can disrupt military families' finances and cause challenges with their children’s schools and medical care.

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Their unit lost dozens of Marines in Afghanistan. Now, survivors struggle with the war's legacy.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Former Marine Marcus Chischilly cares for his daughter at their San Diego home. Chischilly was a member of Darkhorse Battalion and lost his left leg in Afghanistan in 2010., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront

The Darkhorse Battalion, based at Camp Pendleton, is the Marine unit which suffered the highest percentage of casualties during the 20 year war.

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Congress is paying more attention to veteran suicide, but progress is slow

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Kristen Christy poses with her husband Don in a 2005 photo. Don, an Air Force lieutenant colonel, died by suicide in 2008., Credit: Kristen Christy

New federal laws seek to improve mental health care for veterans and their families. But advocates say it will take time for local communities to f...

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A lack of timely and accurate data is hampering efforts to prevent veteran suicide

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Curley Bonds, the Chief Medical Officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, joins other state and county officials at a 2019 Suicide Prevention Month event., Credit: Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Some states and cities are trying to improve the quality of data on veteran suicide, which is often incomplete and years old.

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Rates of many STIs are growing in the military. Dating apps might be part of the reason

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Service members attend a briefing on STIs at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas., Credit: Alexi Myrick / U.S. Air Force

Military health officials say troops are engaging in more high-risk sexual behavior, and part of the reason might be the popularity of smartphone d...

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Medical foster homes can be an option for elderly veterans, but the VA won't pay for them

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: At a medical foster home near San Antonio, caregiver Tiffany Graves (left) sets out art supplies for Rose Witherspoon, a World War II veteran., Credit: Carson Frame/American Homefront

For thousands of elderly veterans, long term care means living in a nursing home or institutional care setting. But some have found a much homier o...

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In L.A., homeless vets now can sleep in their cars at the VA

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Army veteran Adam John Halvorsen and his girlfriend, Angela Del Castillo, were the first participants in a Safe Parking Program on the West Los Angeles VA campus., Credit: Libby Denkmann/American Homefront

In the first program of its kind in the nation, the West Los Angeles VA has opened its campus to veterans who sleep in their cars. Officials say it...

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The Mental Health Challenges of Refugees

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Ddepression or schizophrenia are a particular problem for refugee populations in the United States. They often come from war torn nations, fresh fr...

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