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Inquiry into sailor suicides reveals taxed mental health system aboard USS George Washington

Inquiry into sailor suicides reveals taxed mental health system aboard USS George Washington

The mental health system aboard the USS George Washington is “overwhelmed” and sailors have a poor understanding of alternative resources, according to the Navy’s investigation into three sailor suicides. In May, the Navy launched an inquiry into the April deaths, interviewing chief medical officers and sailors aboard the aircraft carrier being overhauled at Newport News …

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Inquiry into sailor suicides reveals taxed mental health system aboard USS George Washington

Inquiry into sailor suicides reveals taxed mental health system aboard USS George Washington

The mental health system aboard the USS George Washington is “overwhelmed” and sailors have a poor understanding of alternative resources, according to the Navy’s investigation into three sailor suicides. In May, the Navy launched an inquiry into the April deaths, interviewing chief medical officers and sailors aboard the aircraft carrier being overhauled at Newport News …

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CT senators urge Navy to improve mental health care after death of Shelton sailor and others

CT senators urge Navy to improve mental health care after death of Shelton sailor and others

SHELTON — US Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are demanding accountability after three sailors — including Shelton’s Xavier Sandor — died by suicide on the USS George Washington last April. Connecticut senators sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on Thursday, saying Sandor’s suicide was the result of a “cascading …

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CT senators urge Navy to improve mental health care after death of Shelton sailor and others

CT senators urge Navy to improve mental health care after death of Shelton sailor and others

SHELTON — US Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are demanding accountability after three sailors — including Shelton’s Xavier Sandor — died by suicide on the USS George Washington last April. Connecticut senators sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on Thursday, saying Sandor’s suicide was the result of a “cascading …

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