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DOD suicide data

Service Member Suicides Drop in 2021; Air Force Posts Significant Decline

Oct. 20, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
The total number and rate of suicides among service members, particularly among Active-duty troops, declined from 2020 to 2021, the Pentagon announced in its annual suicide report—a small sign of progress amid a general trend upward in the past decade. In particular, the Air Force—including ...

House Legislators Push for More Detail in DOD Suicide Reporting

June 23, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
The House Armed Services military personnel subcommittee wants to require the Defense Department to include more detail in its annual military suicide reports to Congress, including what steps military departments are taking to make it feel less controversial for troops to ask for help if ...

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