Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Young female U.S. military veterans are much more likely to Commit Suicide

news.health.com:

The suicide rate among young female U.S. military veterans is nearly three times higher than among civilian women, a new study has found.

“This study shows that young women veterans have nearly triple the suicide rate of young women who never served in the military,” study co-author Mark Kaplan, of Portland State University, said in the news release. “The elevated rates of suicide among women veterans should be a call to action, especially for clinicians and caregivers to be aware of warning signs and helpful prevention resources such as the Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline.”

The hotline phone number is 1-800-273-8255.


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