Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week ordered the Pentagon to improve access to mental health care in an effort to reduce suicide deaths in the military — but held off on implementing gun safety regulations and didn't mention firearms.
Austin's orders were based on recommendations from the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee, which the Department of Defense created in 2022 to evaluate its efforts to prevent suicides.
It would also require military medical facilities to screen for unhealthy levels of alcohol consumption and would make it easier for service members to find help for unhealthy alcohol use.also recommended that the Pentagon implement several gun safety measures.
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