Troops in infantry, explosive ordnance disposal, combat engineers and medical care specialists commit suicide at higher rates compared to other military occupations according to a new Pentagon report.

Overall, enlisted infantrymen had higher suicide rates than those in 21 other occupation codes, followed by service members involved in ordnance disposal, diving, combat engineering and medical ...

Of those, the three with the highest adjusted rates were occupation codes 101 (infantry), 102 (armor and amphibious) and 103 ...

In 2019, Fort Leonard Wood in the Missouri Ozarks had the highest number of suicide attempts among Army ... in areas including military policing and engineering. In response to the increase ...

Between 2011 and 2021, the enlisted job groupings with the highest suicide rates were armored and amphibious vehicle crew members, infantry, combat engineers, explosive ordnance disposal and ...

The truth is that despite years of efforts to reduce stigma and expand mental health resources, suicide rates continue to ... crises and redesigning and engineering systems that prioritize ...

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Bechtel Chairman and CEO Brendan Bechtel said the industry's high rate of suicide “demands that we find new and better solutions that prioritize mental health as much as we do physical safety.” ...

New data shows the suicide rate increased between 2020 and 2022, with firearms as the leading means, despite an age-adjusted decline in suicide rates from 2018 to 2020. In the report, released ...

You can get in touch with Rachel by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English. The suicide rate in the United States remained at about historic highs in 2023, according to preliminary ...

The Navy saw the worst suicide rate since 2019, as the sea service’s rate continues its upward trend, according to the Annual Suicide Report, released Thursday. In 2023, the Navy lost 70 sailors ...