Combating Veteran Suicide with Adventure Outdoors

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Over six years ago, the VA released a study showing that 20+ veterans were dying by suicide every day. Despite advancements in pharmacy and new therapies, that statistic is holding firm, solidifying the notion that depression and suicide among the 200,000+ veterans who reenter civilian life every year is a crisis without a definitive cure.
Now there is an emerging sense that the restorative powers of nature may prove to be the missing key to successful veteran rehabilitation.
These veterans and programs are at the forefront of this movement, leading mission-driven expeditions to sail, climb, ski, and fish as a way to restore purpose and overlay trauma with life-affirming outdoor experiences. Their stories, and the lessons they have learned along the way, are now more important than ever.