The Pentagon's annual report on suicides among military service members shows that while the number of deaths by suicide increased slightly from 2019 to 2020, there was no indication that the pandemic led to more deaths by suicide among service members.
While last year's numbers represent a statistical increase from 2015, defense officials said the suicide rate of 28.7 for 100,000 individuals is statistically comparable to the rates seen in 2019 and 2018 and was within the margin of error.
"But that doesn't mean we are standing by when we start talking about the data and what it could indicate. We have always known that COVID and the measures to respond to it have presented unique challenges that would include risk factors for some folks," Coward said."That's why we're not only continuing to monitor this, but we're also continuing to be relentless to mitigate the efforts as much as we can.
"Younger individuals and males tend to have a higher level of impulsivity," said Dr. Karin Orvis, the director of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office, when asked to explain why that population has higher rates of death by suicide. Previous research has indicated that storing a loaded firearm in a home increases the risk of dying by suicide up to four to six times, Orvis said.
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