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In 2015, airmen committed suicide at a rate of more than 20 per 100,000 population. Put another way, more than one in 5,000 airmen took their lives in a single year. This was the leading cause of death for airmen, the highest rate of the past 20 years, and the overall trend is rising. Not only is USAF’s suicide rate tragically high, the recent rates dwarf the national averages.
If you’re having suicidal thoughts or are otherwise wanting to talk to someone, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (https://goo.gl/1QFCzu) at 1-800-273-8255 or chat with someone 24/7 (https://goo.gl/eMkOGI).
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