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. 2022 Jun 30;9(3):21.
eCollection 2022 Jun.

Suicide Among Veterans: Veterans' Issues in Focus

Rajeev Ramchand

Suicide Among Veterans: Veterans' Issues in Focus

Rajeev Ramchand. Rand Health Q. .

Abstract

Suicide is a major public health challenge that disproportionately affects service members and veterans. Researchers have been studying veteran suicide rates and prevention strategies, but there are opportunities to improve risk identification, evaluation, support, and treatments and interventions. These strategies must include community-based efforts to reach veterans outside the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs system.

Keywords: Suicide; Veterans Health Care.

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Age- and Sex-Adjusted Suicide Rates Among Veterans and Nonveterans, 2005–2018
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Percentage of Veterans and Nonveterans Who Died by Suicide, Firearm Use, 2018
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