As families await final report from Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will deliver its final report in the next seven days, the culmination of more than 5800 submissions and three years of work., a year after being medically discharged from the Navy following a suicide attempt, and has been fighting in his memory ever since.David Finney was 38 when he died by suicide, a little over a year after being medically discharged from the Navy.
His mother's grief powered her through years of campaigning for a Royal Commission, which was finallyBut with its final report due by September 9, Julie-Ann has yet to find peace. The ADF acknowledged that his experiences in the Navy contributed to his post-traumatic stress and he was given a 'Health White Card' through the DVA, then sent on his way.
A spokesperson from DVA told 9news it welcomes the opportunity to "learn and strengthen our approach to support the mental health and welfare of our veterans and families". Julie-Ann also hopes changing the way the ADF handles medical discharge will protect service members at high risk of suicide, like David.
"The hardest part for me is, I don't even get to be unique. I don't get to say, 'Somebody help me, my child died,'" she said, "because there are literally hundreds of us."
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