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The number of military suicides dipped in 2022 as the Pentagon works on new prevention programs

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WASHINGTON � The number of suicides among U.S. military members and their families dipped slightly in 2022, compared with the previous year, as the Defense Department tries to build prevention and treatment programs to address what has been a steadily growing problem over the past decade, The Associated Press has learned.

While the total number of deaths decreased overall, suicides among active-duty troops went up slightly, fueled by significant spikes in the Marine Corps and the Air Force. And because the active-duty force is smaller now, the rate of suicides per 100,000 service members inched up, according to U.S. officials.

Military Suicides

The Pentagon, seen Jan. 26, 2020, in Washington, is working on new prevention programs amid a slight dip in 2022 in the number of suicides among the U.S. military and their families, compared with the previous year.





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