NORFOLK, Va. — This September, the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the Up Center in Virginia Beach launched a campaign to raise awareness for what it calls an overlooked mental health crisis: the high rate of suicide among women veterans.
Women veterans are dying by suicide at nearly twice the rate of their civilian counterparts — a number that has increased significantly in the post-9/11 era. While all veterans face higher rates of suicide than their civilian peers, women who served face unique challenges, both during their service and in the systemic gaps that follow them home.
During National Suicide Prevention Month, the clinic launched the “Have Her Six” campaign for women veterans…