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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.
Suicide is a major national public health issue in the United States. The country has one of the highest suicide rates among wealthy nations. [1] In 2020, there were 45,799 recorded suicides, [2] up from 42,773 in 2014, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Despite evolving strategies, from 2001 through 2021 suicide rates increased most years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Decades of national suicide prevention policies ...
Story at a glance The U.S. suicide rate had been declining in recent years. But new data show rates are increasing again and are just 1 percent shy of the 2018 peak. Suicide is the second leading ...
On World Mental Health Day, the Department of Defense released data showing an alarming rise in suicides in the military.
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 .
The suicide rate in the United States spiked in 2021, reversing two years of decline, and rates among older men were especially high, a new report says.