{"id":17361,"date":"2015-11-10T18:50:01","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T23:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhe180dev.wpenginepowered.com\/news\/op-ed-deadlier-than-war-veterans-remain-at-risk\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T09:15:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:15:19","slug":"op-ed-deadlier-than-war-veterans-remain-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.grafik.mentalhealthfirstaid.org\/es\/news\/op-ed-deadlier-than-war-veterans-remain-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"OP ED: Deadlier than War: Veterans Remain at Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mental Health First Aid <\/strong>for Veterans is an eight-hour course that teaches about the unique challenges faced by members of the military, how to identify common mental health problems and how to direct people to appropriate supports in their communities. 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