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United States military veteran suicide [1] [2] is an ongoing phenomenon regarding the high rate of suicide among U.S. military veterans in comparison to the general civilian public. [3] A focus on preventing veteran suicide began in 1958 with the opening of the first suicide prevention center in the United States.
Suicide in the military is the act of ending one's life during or after a career in the armed forces. US army suicide prevention poster, 2012 While suicide rates in military organizations vary internationally, official statistics in several countries show a consistently higher risk in certain subgroups.
In many countries, suicide rates are underreported due to social stigma, cultural or legal concerns. [3] Thus, these figures cannot be used to compare real suicide rates, which are unknown in most countries. The global total of suicide deaths decreased from an estimated 762,000 in 2000 to 717,000 in 2021, which is 9.1 deaths per 100,000 ...
On World Mental Health Day, the Department of Defense released data showing an alarming rise in suicides in the military.
Suicide rates in the military increased in 2023, a slight uptick from 2022 that adds to a larger, troubling rise over the past decade. The annual report shows 523 service members died by suicide ...
February 16, 2024 at 3:05 PM. ... Suicide rates spiked at the start of the housing and financial crash that came after 2007. Rates rose by as much as 2% a year for Black men, and by about 2.5% ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:2024 deaths. It includes 2024 deaths that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. People who died by suicide and events and topics involving suicide(s) in the year 2024 .
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