Battling the Storm Within

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Suicide rates among female veterans climbing

 
It has been reported that 22 military veterans commit suicide every day. That is alarming news, but a report on female veterans’ suicides may be even more shocking.

In a study of 173,969 adult suicides in 23 states during an 11-year period, it was found that women in the military are nearly six times likely to kill themselves than non-servicewomen. Female veterans between the ages of 18-29 kill themselves 12 times as often as those who have not served. According to the Veterans Affairs research department, women veterans have reached a suicide rate of 29 per 100,000, rapidly approaching the rate of male veterans suicide rate, which is 32 per 100,000.

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http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/opinion/2015/07/02/suicide-rates-among-female-veterans-climbing/29578321/

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