erpo

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I’m a Pa. veteran. We need an ERPO law to fight the epidemic of veteran suicide | Opinion

BY: - September 18, 2019

On average, 20 veterans die by suicide every single day in America. And Pa’s service veteran suicide rate is consistently higher than the national numbers.

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‘We won’t stop until the job is done’: Activists, lawmakers call for passage of red flag law

BY: - September 17, 2019

On the surface, Melissa Shusterman said, her brother-in-law had it all. He was successful in business. He was beloved in his community. His energy was boundless. But it still masked a deeper pain. A few years ago, she said, he took his own life, becoming one of the roughly 2,000 Pennsylvanians who die by suicide […]

The common denominator in Pennsylvania’s veteran suicides? Firearms, experts say

BY: - July 16, 2019

In 2016, 236 veterans died by suicide in Pennsylvania, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.