Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A TAPS peer mentor provides comfort to a grieving military family member at Arlington National Cemetery. (TAPS) Nearly 150 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll community steps out at sunrise during a Sept. 27th, 2025, suicide awareness ruck. (Sherman ...
Since 2017, suicide has been the leading cause of death among active-duty troops. Last year, more than 320 active-duty military members died by suicide, according to the Defense Casualty Analysis ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer American service members died by suicide in 2024, with the number of deaths falling by 11% to 471 from a year earlier, according to a Pentagon report released Tuesday. The rate ...
The suicide rate among active-duty troops decreased in 2024 from the previous year, according to an annual report released Tuesday by the Pentagon. However, the active component rate has increased ...
The service had 76 suicides among members from 2014 to 2024.
This month, the Department of Defense (DoD) reported a continuing increase in military suicides. Overall, suicides in the military rose 6 percent, from 493 in 2022 to 523 in 2023, with the biggest ...