Veteran suicides rising VA help needed: With veteran suicides rising, the VA must improve its mental-health services - Orlando Sentinel

Veteran suicides rising VA help needed: With veteran suicides rising, the VA must improve its mental-health services - Orlando Sentinel

Still, some 18 veterans each day succumb to their psychic pain. Including many who waited for a VA cavalry that was M.I.A. Those numbers provide harrowing evidence that the VA's strategy for winning the mental-health war desperately needs overhauling.

If this number shocks and upsets you, do something. Not only can you call your congressman, but you can donate your time and money to veterans at Welcome Home Events, giving a lift to a veteran who needs a ride, interview a veteran so their story is not lost, or a million other ways.