Veteran suicide numbers are higher than VA reported, more than double federal figures, study shows

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Veteran suicide numbers are higher than VA reported, more than double federal figures, study shows
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A new report found that Coast Guard veterans were at the greatest risk for suicide.

FERNLEY, NEVADA, UNITED STATES - 2022/05/30: American flags seen at a veterans cemetery. People attended a Memorial day event at a veterans cemetery. could be more than double the figure reported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a recently released study.

The findings came despite a VA report released Monday that concluded that fewer veterans died from suicide in 2020 than in any year since 2006. Thethat 6,146 veterans took their own lives in 2020, 342 fewer deaths than 2019 and 650 fewer deaths than in 2018. Cheree Tham, chief of Programs and Initiatives at AWP, said the group hopes to push state and federal officials to better collaborate to record death data in an effort to prevent future veterans suicides.

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