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Brandon took his own life after serving in the Navy. His mom carries his dog tag around her neck now, and his parents say he was a victim of harassment.

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As a result, his mom and dad created an annual scholarship giving $1,000 to help a student attend ASU's College of Health Solutions in their son's honor.

The Brandon Act requires commanders to approve requests from service members for a mental health evaluation.

Brandon Caserta took his own life in 2018 at Naval Station Norfolk. His parents say he was bullied by his squadron command. Since then, they've pushed for change.

The Pentagon is moving forward with a series of changes to mental health care access required by a 2021 law that was passed in memory of a sailor who killed himself in 2018 after receiving little help from leaders.

The U.S. will soon enact The Brandon Act's mental health measures to prevent suicide in the military — and the parents behind the law tell PEOPLE exclusively that their late son's legacy will "forever live on" in the new policies

Concerned with preventing growing numbers of suicides, the US Navy is planning to make chaplains regular members of the crew on ships with more than 300 sailors, instead of only

Concerned with preventing growing numbers of suicides, the US Navy is planning to make chaplains regular members of the crew on ships with more than 300 sailors, instead of only

On Navy ships docked at this vast base, hundreds of sailors in below-deck mazes of windowless passageways perform intense, often monotonous manual labor. It's necessary work before a ship deploys, but hard to adjust to for many already challenged by the stresses plaguing young adults nationwide. Growing mental health distress in the ranks carries such…