Mental Health Crisis

6,398 veterans died by suicide in 2023, about 17.5 a day, and 61% were not in VA care in their final year. What the VA’s February 2026 report shows, what it’s doing, and what the rest of us owe. Veterans Crisis Line: dial 988, press 1.

CDC data shows persistent sadness among high schoolers rose from 30% to 40% in a decade, with more than half of girls affected. The Surgeon General says we can’t call social media safe for kids. Here’s what the evidence shows and what adults owe them.