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Lieutenant Colonel Michael Black and Lieutenant Commander Matthew Dallisson talk about living onboard a warship to members of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide Policy Team. (Defence)
Opinion: Homeless veterans deserve more than platitudes
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The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide went to great lengths to navigate the depth and intricacies of the problems facing ex-Defence personnel.
The executive summary alone is a weighty document, numbering almost 320 pages, and its opening paragraphs reveal the scale of the effort undertaken: oral evidence from more than 340 witnesses and more than 60 lived witness experiences; 12 public hearings held over 100 days; 897 private, one-on-one sessions with people who have experienced the impact of suicide or lived with suicidality; and 5,865 submissions from current ex-ADF members, their carers and families and friends.
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says:What can be learned by looking at the ranks of those who died.
Has employment potential a bearing on this.