{"id":63483,"date":"2020-05-21T19:21:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T19:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/21\/suicide-risk-for-veterans-could-grow-as-coronavirus-crisis-winds-down\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:43:07","slug":"suicide-risk-for-veterans-could-grow-as-coronavirus-crisis-winds-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2020\/05\/21\/suicide-risk-for-veterans-could-grow-as-coronavirus-crisis-winds-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Suicide risk for veterans could grow as coronavirus crisis winds down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans\u2019 isolation and stress from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/05\/20\/va-patient-deaths-rise-active-coronavirus-cases-fall-as-department-eyes-return-to-normal-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\">coronavirus pandemic<\/a> could increase their chances of <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\">suicidal thoughts<\/a>, but health experts are warning that the worst impacts to their mental health could come after the immediate crisis is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/04\/02\/coronavirus-recession-isolation-could-hit-veterans-harder-than-most-report\/\" target=\"_blank\">long-term problems with personal finances<\/a>, lingering health issues and misplaced expectations of mental health issues disappearing with a return to pre-crisis life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring the actual crisis, suicides can go down. It\u2019s in the aftermath that it gets worse,\u201d said Barbara Stanley, a research scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, during a press call sponsored by National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention on Thursday. \u201cWe expect to see fallout in terms of possible increases in suicide as a tail going forward.\u201d<\/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\/05\/20\/va-patient-deaths-rise-active-coronavirus-cases-fall-as-department-eyes-return-to-normal-operations\/\" 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\/AP20083465821430.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\">VA patient deaths rise, active coronavirus cases fall as department eyes return to normal operations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">More than 1,000 VA patients have died from the virus since early March.<\/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\">Mental health experts on Thursday\u2019s call said they\u2019re raising the alarm now about the need for more public awareness about the mental health risks in the months ahead because the potential deaths are preventable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans \u2014 along with other citizens \u2014 need to know that feelings of depression, anxiety and even post-traumatic stress are both normal and expected after a massive crisis like the current pandemic, and that resources are available to help address those issues, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 20 veterans and active military personnel die by suicide each day, according to the latest figures from VA researchers and state census data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That information typically lags about two years behind present conditions, meaning officials won\u2019t know for a while what impact the coronavirus outbreak had on veterans mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthew Miller, director for suicide prevention at the Department of Veteran Affairs, said officials there have seen a massive increase in mental health remote care usage in recent months, forced by the partial closing of many VA facilities to limit the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before March, about 15 percent of all VA mental health appointments were conducted over the phone or via video conferencing. Today that figure sits at 80 percent. Telephone appointments for those patients rose from about 170,000 a month before the pandemic to 768,000 in April alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis has been an adjustment we made to make sure veterans have what they need,\u201d Miller said. \u201cAnd whether or not we keep offering these (remote) services, ultimately that\u2019s up to the veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf a veteran finds this is a modality that increases their access to services, then VA is all in. If their preference is traditional, face-to-face meetings, we\u2019ll keep that too. This just provides more options for the veteran.\u201d<\/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\/2019\/10\/09\/new-veteran-suicide-numbers-raise-concerns-among-experts-hoping-for-positive-news\/\" 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\/4018590.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\">New veteran suicide numbers raise concerns among experts hoping for positive news<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">About 17 veterans a day die by suicide, a number that has stayed steady over a decade.<\/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\">Stanley predicts a \u201ca marked rise in telehealth and teletherapy\u201d in coming months for mental health care, noting that much of the resistance in the past to such appointments came from providers, not patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cClinicians have had to make that adjustment, and it does work,\u201d she said. \u201cIn the past, they may have never considered telehealth for suicidal clients. Now, they have been forced to make that change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those expanded services could play a key role in giving a lifeline to the months ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julie Goldstein-Grumet, director of the Zero Suicide Institute at the Education Development Center, said individuals are more likely to seek out help if they see their mental health problems if they believe the problems are fixable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe key takeaway here is that suicide is not a forgone conclusion,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are resources available.\u201d<\/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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