Who is Most at Risk for Suicide?

 Some might be concerned about who is most at risk for suicide. The following statistics are from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on suicides in the military:

95 percent of military suicides are among enlisted members.

95 percent are male.

83 percent of the suicides occurred in the U.S. and 10 percent in Iraq or Afghanistan.

80 percent are Caucasian.

41 percent had a recent outpatient behavioral health service.

38 percent had served in Afghanistan or Iraq.

47 percent are under the age of 25.

34 percent had communicated their suicide intent.

30 percent had a personal relationship difficulty in the previous month.

20 percent had been prescribed antidepressants.

14 percent had exhibited prior suicidal behavior.

11 percent had been in combat.

6 percent had seen someone killed in combat

(This information was from TIME article, "The War on Suicide", July 23, 2012

                                                    

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