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CONTACT Pittsburgh Launches 24-Hour Veterans Hotline for Returning Soldiers

Offering immediate crisis support for returning soldiers and their families

412-820-HELP (4357)

http://www.contactpgh.org

The hotline will provide a source of immediate, round-the-clock emotional support for returning soldiers and their families. Staffed by professionally trained volunteers, the Veterans Hotline was created in response to alarming increases in the rates of suicide among returning soldiers. According to the Veterans Administration, nearly one out of four people who complete suicide in the United States are veterans.