When retired Air Force Master Sergeant Jared Bonvell was medically retired from the service in 2014, he had spent years investigating suicides as a special agent. Then, he began experiencing suicidal thoughts himself. Bonvell shared that experience at a veteran suicide prevention event held at Tower Park in Fort Thomas on Tuesday. The Northern Kentucky […]
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‘We hear you, we want you to stay’ families, veterans speak on suicide prevention
“There’s a culture among veterans,” said Doug Witt, a veteran and peer support specialist at NorthKey Community Care. “I reach out to veterans all the time, and a lot of times the veteran will say, ‘No, I don’t need help because I want to make room for the next veteran.’ Because that’s how we’re taught, […]
