{"id":65648,"date":"2020-10-20T18:05:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T18:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/20\/delay-in-release-of-annual-veterans-suicide-report-raises-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:19:09","slug":"delay-in-release-of-annual-veterans-suicide-report-raises-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2020\/10\/20\/delay-in-release-of-annual-veterans-suicide-report-raises-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Delay in release of annual veterans suicide report raises concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers are raising concerns about Veterans Affairs officials&#8217; delayed release of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/10\/09\/new-veteran-suicide-numbers-raise-concerns-among-experts-hoping-for-positive-news\/\" target=_blank>annual suicide report<\/a>, saying the information may not be made public until sometime after the November elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealth.va.gov\/docs\/data-sheets\/2019\/2019_National_Veteran_Suicide_Prevention_Annual_Report_508.pdf\" target=_blank>The report<\/a>, a key tool for a host of government researchers and veterans advocates, has been released In late September or early October each of the last two years. Department of Defense officials released t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/10\/01\/military-suicides-went-down-in-the-last-year-but-2020-may-end-up-reversing-that-trend\/\" target=_blank>heir annual report on suicides<\/a> among active-duty personnel on Oct. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, VA press secretary Christina Noel said the department is \u201cstill finalizing its annual suicide data report and will be releasing it this year. A release date has not been set yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in a letter to the department earlier this month, House Veterans&#8217; Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., lamented the delay as worrisome given the importance of finding solutions to the problem of veterans suicides.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/10\/18\/plans-for-vets-suicide-prevention-training-new-three-digit-emergency-mental-health-crisis-line-signed-into-law\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6340107.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Plans for vets suicide prevention training, new three-digit emergency mental health crisis line signed into law<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Donald Trump finalized the measures on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt a time when VA has been advocating strongly for and against specific pieces of federal legislation related to veteran suicide prevention, it is especially vital that the department share its most recent report now, to ensure that Congress has the opportunity to review VA\u2019s current and proposed prevention efforts in the context of actual data,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, VA researchers reported that about 17 veterans a day die by suicide, along with three more active-duty, Guard and Reserve connected personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201c20 a day\u201d figure has been widely cited by administration officials, members of Congress and outside veterans groups to illustrate the scope of the problem of veterans suicide. That figure has remained largely unchanged in recent years, despite concentrated efforts (and increased funding) on support and outreach programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compiling the annual report is a significant task, requiring department researchers to comb through census data, state death reports and a host of internal documents to account for the full tally of the problem. Prior to 2016, department officials used only estimates for the work, then using the figure of \u201c22 a day\u201d as a rough approximation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House Veterans&#8217; Affairs Committee has requested a formal briefing on any partial findings by Nov. 1 if the full report is not released before then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the report is made public, it is likely not to include much data on the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on veterans&#8217; mental health and suicide. The data typically lags about two years behind current timing.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/17\/long-awaited-report-on-veterans-suicide-calls-for-public-awareness-campaign-better-research-tools\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0258.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Long-awaited report on veterans suicide calls for public awareness campaign, better research tools<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The roadmap also calls for more community partnerships and broader discussion about safe storage of guns for veterans dealing with mental health problems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed into law a pair of bills designed to help prevent veterans suicide, including a measure to establish a new three-digit national crisis line similar to 911 for mental health emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this summer, the White House completed a 15-month review of federal policies and research on veterans suicide prevention measures, unveiling a plan for more federal coordination with community providers on mental health outreach and a new public awareness campaign on the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Veterans experiencing a mental health emergency can contact the Veteran Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255 and select option 1 for a VA staffer. 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