#18 Solocast - Is veteran suicide a wicked problem

Are we asking the right questions about veteran suicide in Australia? Should we look at it as a wicked problem, where each individual has their own multifactorial circumstances and co-dependency from their own environment that we can find specific interventions for?  Rather than grouping everyone into a causal effect theory from Defence Service?

Rather than classify everyone who has one day of service as a veteran, should we look at separate groups of long-term ex-serving Defence members, combat veterans, early career separation..etc?

When you look at the data, each of these groups has significantly different risk ratios and factors.

Does combat create widespread problems? What impact does DVA  have? does it create financial dependency? and what effect do the extensive number of charities actually have on outcomes?  

The right solutions and interventions exist on the other side of the right questions.