Veterans have been nearly twice as likely to die by suicide than their non-veteran counterparts

CHART REVIEW

Kate Dixon, Health Care Policy Intern

Since 2005, veterans have been nearly twice as likely to die by suicide than their non-veteran counterparts, as the chart below shows. On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing these rates of veteran suicide. The effort, dubbed the President’s Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide (PREVENTS) Initiative, will create a task force led by Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie. The PREVENTS Initiative directs the task force to create a roadmap for state and local veteran organizations to raise awareness of the issue, and to improve coordination of suicide prevention research.

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