Advocates: Awareness, Support Crucial To Addressing Veteran Suicide

Suicide among veterans is still a big problem across the nation, but Kentucky outpaces the nation with a reported 36 veteran suicides per 100,000 people in 2016. Advocates talked about what's being done to address veteran suicide and how people can help as part of WFPL's In Conversation. Our guests were Gulf War Veteran Sherry Whitehouse, Veterans Club Founder Jeremy Harrell, Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs Legal Counsel Dennis Shepherd, WFPL Health Reporter Lisa Gillespie and Veterans Affairs Medical Center Suicide Prevention Coordinator Kelly Marcum.