According to one government study, 22 veterans commit suicide in the United States every single day. It's a problem of epidemic proportions — and particularly sad because vets from recent wars are often return home from their service to face unemployment and difficulty finding medical care.
As a result, those recent war vets are 50% more likely to take their own lives than non-vets. And, for women vets — who actually represent the military’s fastest-growing population right now — it's even worse: In a 2010 study, researchers found that female veterans between the ages of 18 and 34 are three times as likely as their civilian peers to die by their own hand.
As a result, those recent war vets are 50% more likely to take their own lives than non-vets. And, for women vets — who actually represent the military’s fastest-growing population right now — it's even worse: In a 2010 study, researchers found that female veterans between the ages of 18 and 34 are three times as likely as their civilian peers to die by their own hand.
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