The harrowing accounts of veterans struggling with their mental health, and the families left behind, are being heard by a royal commission.

NSW RSL President Ray James told Jim Wilson he hopes the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will deliver results for younger servicemen and women not yet connected with existing services.

“Our motto is ‘one RSL working together and delivering locally.

“We’ve reached out to the younger veterans … to encourage [them] to come on board.

“They don’t need to be members, but reach out – we’re got so many services out there.”

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