1,486 former military members ended their lives from 1976 to 2012, with one-third of the suicides occurring after 2002, when Canadian troops were entrenched in the Afghanistan war.

There are "encouraging" signs of progress among women and younger veterans, according to the VA's 2024 annual suicide prevention report. It's the most comprehensive national report on veteran suicide, ...

A military suicides report released in 2021 outlined that, over the previous decade, 191 Canadian military personnel died by suicide. By comparison, 158 service members were killed in Afghanistan ...

OTTAWA, ON, June 18, 2020 /CNW/ - Veteran suicide is a critical public health concern for Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). Today's release of the Department's third annual Veteran Suicide Mortality ...

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On Wednesday, Collins said one of the "best ways" to see a reduction in veteran suicide rates is to reach them where they are by working hand-in-hand with community-based groups and support other ...

The VA examined over 55 million veteran records from 1979 to 2014. — -- The Department of Veterans Affairs released sobering new statistics today about veteran suicide rates in the United ...

Among female veterans who did not seek VA care, the increase was more than 55%. Overall, the suicide rate among female veterans is more than 90% higher than that of U.S. women who are not veterans.