I know change doesn't happen overnight, but for some of our veterans, if change is not implemented soon, it will be too late. Scourge of suicide takes an average of 17 veterans lives a day. And I believe that number [17 veterans suicides a day] is not accurate. I believe it's much higher because the way the Veterans Administration actually records suicide. So I believe it's much more than that. Data shows. In recent years, many of our veterans who died by suicide had transitioned from the military no less than two … (02:03–02:10)
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Asserts that the actual number of veteran suicides is higher than reported due to VA recording methods.
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