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Active duty service member suicide rate was down in 2021, but still an issue for the US military

Por: WPTV Nation October 21, 2022

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The U.S. military says it isn't lessening its concerns over active duty member suicide rates even as numbers during the pandemic were reduced. Rates of active military members who died by suicide went down last year. A new Pentagon report showed that the suicide rate for active duty members was 582 in 2020 but went down to 519 in 2021. A spokesperson for the Pentagon signaled that the rate is still concerning for the defense leaders, saying... + full article



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