{"id":836855,"date":"2021-10-01T22:44:07","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T02:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=836855"},"modified":"2021-10-01T22:44:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T02:44:10","slug":"military-suicides-rose-15-percent-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-suicides-rose-15-percent-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Suicides Rose 15 Percent Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmilitary-suicides-rose-15-percent-last-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=836855&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-89086679.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>U.S. military suicides spiked 15% last year during the coronavirus pandemic, prompting senior military leaders to sound the alarm.<\/p>\n<p>The upward trend was strongest in the Army and Marine Corps.<\/p>\n<p>Across all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, there were 580 suicides last year, 76 more than in 2019, according to a Defense Department report released Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Among active-duty Army troops, suicides rose by close to 20%, and among Army National Guard troops, that number rose 35% from 76 in 2019 to 103 last year.<\/p>\n<p>In the Marine Corps, suicides jumped more than 30% from 47 to 62 from 2019 to last year, and the Marine Corps Reserves saw 10 deaths, one more than in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force saw the number of suicides remain the same at 109. The Navy saw a decrease in suicides from 81 to 79.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers going back several more years show an even more dramatic trend. From 2015 to 2020, the suicide rate among active duty service members has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/09\/30\/politics\/military-suicide-report\/index.html\">increased<\/a> by 41%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe findings are troubling,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-health-army-lloyd-austin-aa9971be75f6a78d9b6530d6ff3d6d72\">said<\/a> Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. \u201cSuicide rates among our service members and military families are still too high, and the trends are not going in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Defense Department officials said Thursday that the increased suicide rate of about 2 per 100,000 troops, is not \u201cstatistically significant\u201d and is within the margin of error. From 2019 to 2020, the suicide rate increased from about 26 deaths to 28 deaths per 100,000 troops.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, a total of 543 troops died by suicide. Officials said it is not clear why the number dipped in 2019 only to rise even higher in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Most of those who died by suicide are enlisted men under the age of 30. The most common method was a firearm, then hanging or asphyxiation.<\/p>\n<p>The causes of the spike in military suicides last year are not altogether clear, acknowledged Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that is bedeviling about suicide is that it\u2019s often very hard to connect dots in causality \u2014 what leads somebody to make that decision,\u201d Kirby said. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to denote specific causality with suicide on an individual basis, let alone on an institutional basis. And I think that\u2019s why it\u2019s so difficult for us to speak to it with any specificity, except to say we take this very, very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials also said they are continuing to work to remove the stigma surrounding seeking help for mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile there is no clear understanding of what is causing the increase in suicides, we realize we have to do better in preventing suicide and ensure resources are available and readily accessible,\u201d read a statement from Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Gen. James C. McConville, Army chief of staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreventing suicide across our total forces is top priority,\u201d said Karin Orvis, director of the Defense Department\u2019s suicide prevention office. \u201cThese trends do not rest well with me, or the department. I fully realize we have more work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Military.com notes: \u201cIf you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, please call the veterans crisis hotline at 800-273-8255, option 1. You can also call the national suicide prevention line at 800-273-8255.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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