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Twenty Veterans a Day

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  • Twenty Veterans a Day

    I had heard the "22 a day" claim concerning the suicide of American Veterans. A new study shows it's closer to 20 a day, but still - that's astounding.

    Pray for the families of these men and women who, apparently, consider death their only way out of their pain and suffering, and for Veterans who are contemplating ending their own lives.

    Source: MilitaryTimes

    Roughly 20 veterans a day commit suicide nationwide, according to new data from the Department of Veterans Affairs — a figure that dispels the often quoted, but problematic, “22 a day” estimate yet solidifies the disturbing mental health crisis the number implied.

    In 2014, the latest year available, more than 7,400 veterans took their own lives, accounting for 18 percent of all suicides in America. Veterans make up less than 9 percent of the U.S. population.

    About 70 percent of veterans who took their own lives were not regular users of VA services.

    The new data, being released publicly today, is the most comprehensive suicide study ever conducted by the department.

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    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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