Author: GEG_AeG

Vietnam Veteran Clarence Ormsby plans to change the Commonwealth language on insensitive bullying, stigma, & ridicule on SUICIDE – USING MUSIC

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Charlie and Christine both took great pride holding the bronze Veterans Suicide Memorial plaque that Clarence had sponsored to be unveiled 7th April 2019 @ 11 am at the Australia Remembers Grove North end Slade Park Budgewoi which is close to the Northlakes Rugby club house.

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Veteran support groups have great difficulty in getting exact numbers of suicides. The number most widely used is 78 last year with 39 so far this year meaning little or no ­improvement this year. Continue Reading →

There were 325 confirmed cases of suicide among former serving personnel between 2001 and 2015, according to the report, with young men discharged on an involuntary basis most at risk of taking their own life. Continue Reading →

Male defence veterans are at greater risk of suicide than men in the general population, with those aged between 18 and 24 particularly vulnerable, a new report has found. Continue Reading →

A young man I met who was homeless in Sydney last year after serving 5 tours of Afghanistan Continue Reading →