The Flags of Valor Blog
Veteran Suicide Rates - An American Crisis
No matter how you measure, suicide rates among U.S. veterans are higher than those for the non-veteran population. Veterans Administration numbers for 2016 show that veterans are twice as likely to die by suicide than their non-veteran peers. (2016 Suicide Data Report, U.S. Veterans Administration). These numbers have grown even more troubling since the launch of the long standing conflicts that followed 9/11.
