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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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Suicide Prevention Speech

Dr. Karin Orvis, director of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office, speaks at the 2019 Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Conference in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 27, 2019.

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