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September 28, 2020

Mission Driven | Ep 3 | Veterans and Suicide Prevention | Boyd Melson

33 minutes

Each day 20 veterans commit suicide. September is National Suicide Prevention Month.

In this episode of #MissionDriven I speak with Boyd Melson. A West Point graduate that served in Iraq and continues to serve in the Reserves. He's aligned with various charities and groups that aim to assist veterans in tough times.

We discuss:

How to get through isolation

How to put things in perspective

What anyone can do to prevent suicide

How PTSD affects more than veterans and soldiers

The power a smile can have for a stranger

Suicide Prevention Proclamation at Ft. Hood

Dir. of Public Relations at Consultants for America's Veterans

According to a report published by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2016, which analyzed 55 million veterans' records from 1979 to 2014, the current analysis indicates that an average of 20 veterans die from suicide per day.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/boyd-melson-21113612/

https://stopsoldiersuicide.org/

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