New suicide data released by the department on Thursday showed that the
rate of veterans suicide remained largely unchanged over that
three-year period, the latest for which statistics are available. About
22 veterans a day take their own life, according to department
estimates.
But while older veterans saw a slight decrease in suicides, male
veterans under 30 saw a 44 percent increase in the rate of suicides.
That’s roughly two young veterans a day who take their own life, most
just a few years after leaving the service.
“Their rates are astronomically high and climbing,” said Jan Kemp, VA’s
National Mental Health Director for Suicide Prevention. “That’s
concerning to us.”
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Not one word on Big Pharmas roll in all this. They pass out antidepressants like candy while on active duty and by time they come home their emotionless and suffering severe depression. (mental cannon fodder)
Not one word on Big Pharmas roll in all this. They pass out antidepressants like candy while on active duty and by time they come home their emotionless and suffering severe depression. (mental cannon fodder)
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