U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly said he wants greater focus on preventing suicide among active-duty military service-members and veterans which includes increasing outreach to vets.
Last year, more combat troops took their own lives than died in combat in Afghanistan. And Sen. Donnelly said 43 % of service members who committed suicide never sought help. He said trying to combat the problem of military and veteran suicide needs to involve erasing the stigma of seeking help.
