Why suicides are killing the military - S.O.S. #157

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There is nobody better out there who has the fortitude to push through change like Chris McGhee, Esq., LL.M.
His own experiences as an aircraft maintainer seeing an acute mental health crisis has pushed the United States Department of Defense to study suicide rates by job code, to which they did a “nice try” with an overdue study which contained partial information, but where clearly much more work must be done.
Tomorrow evening, Chris and I will chat live about where this important work stands and what needs to be done next.
Chris McGhee is an Air Force veteran, founder of Falcon Forward Law Group, and host of the "20 Years Done" podcast, where he raises awareness of organizational and cultural issues in the military.
Chris played a pivotal role in crafting legislation mandating military suicide data after repeated FOIA denials by the DoD.
He also led a Department of the Air Force working group tasked with developing a post-vention model to identify organizational factors influencing suicidality.
His advocacy recently led to Senator Angus King pressing the Secretary of Defense for accountability.
Falcon Forward Law Group - https://www.fafo-law.com/
More on Chris's fight - https://www.pressherald.com/2024/09/15/a-maine-man-helped-get-the-defense-department-to-release-detailed-suicide-data-hes-not-satisfied/

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