Some of us had a hard time when we left the military. The civilian world is a different place, and we probably could have used some help. The Department of Veterans Affairs has hooked up with the Department of Defense and Homeland Security in a program called VA Solid Start. They intend to contact 200,000 of us three times during the first year we’re out.

Too many of us struggle with mental health concerns that first year, and newly separated veterans have a suicide rate that’s twice

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