The Department of Veteran Affairs’ report last year showing a staggering decline in suicides among military veterans seemed to bring encouraging news — still, that figure was disputed by advocates, who say the undercounting of suicides painted a rosier picture than reality offers. Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, joins Chuck to detail the state of veterans’ mental health as the nation nears Memorial Day.
The Chuck Toddcast: The mental health crisis among veterans, with Paul Rieckhoff
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episode
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Why Platner's exit was inevitable. and why he ducked every tough veteran interviewer
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The Nazi tattoo, the online history, and two on-the-record r. The Nazi tattoo, the online history, and two on-the-record rape allegations
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Paul's warning from day one. progressives chasing a candidate who looked the part
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Why Maine. with 300,000 independents — deserved an actual independent on the ballot
