New Study Reveals A Veteran Commits Suicide Every 80 Minutes

Ugh! So sad!
A new study published on Monday has found that a veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes!
Since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, military related suicide attempts have increased. In 2009 alone, 1,868 veterans of those wars attempted to take their own life!
It's not just the veterans either. Researchers found approximately one service member committed suicide every 36 hours between 2005 and 2019.
Study authors Dr. Margaret C. Harrell and Nancy Berglass concluded:
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