A total of 541 active duty, reserve, and National Guard troops died by suicide in 2018. Rates among the active-duty component increased over the last five years while statistics among National Guard forces and reserves remain consistent.
suicides last week, the Pentagon on Thursday released its annual suicide report for 2018, raising concern over why the suicide rate among the armed forces continues to rise despite efforts at prevention.
The report indicates that the U.S. Navy experienced a"statistically significant increase" in suicide rates between 2013 and 2018. While other services did not show a statistical uptick, the overall rise of suicides in the active-duty component is attributable to small hikes in the number of suicide deaths in 2018 across the services.
The Pentagon also released on Thursday suicide statistics among military families for the first time as a part of the annual Suicide Event Report. The report included spouses and dependents of Reserve and National Guard members,"regardless of the duty status of the military sponsor." "We all have a role in suicide prevention: individual service members, unit leaders, families and mental health professionals. Every Marine and Sailor must work together to be engaged in each other's lives," said Berger in a statement to"Just as we talk about physical fitness, marksmanship, training and education - Marines must also be comfortable discussing life's struggles, mental wellness and suicide.
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