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Air Force suicides in 2020

Air Force Says Suicide Rates are Dropping in 2021 After Two Years of Increases

May 13, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
Suicide rates in the Air Force are starting to drop after back-to-back years of exceptionally high rates as the department enacts new policies to address the problem. There were more than 100 suicides in the Air Force in both 2019 and 2020, causing leaders to ...

Brown: Air Force Suicides on Pace to Reach 2019 Level

Aug. 26, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Air Force is on a path to match its 2019 suicide level, despite a service-wide tactical pause and efforts to curb the spread, as stresses related to COVID-19 have added to the problem, the service’s top officer said Aug. 26. “One of my concerns ...

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