Saving those who served
American Legion Art Semro Post 28 in Ephrata hosted a seminar on suicide prevention for Veterans this past Saturday. Veterans are more likely than other demographics to commit suicide, but there are tools that can help the community serve those who have served and potentially save their lives.
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Mike Badgley is a Marine Corps combat veteran and a suicide prevention peer specialist at the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs.
EPHRATA — Every 28 seconds or so, a U.S. military veteran attempts to take their own life.
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