Veteran suicide remains a serious national problem, but recently released data show that expanded access to care is helping save lives.

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According to the September 2026 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, 6,488 veterans died by suicide in 2024 – an average of 17.7 a day, down from 18.2 a day in 2023.

Still, the suicide rate remains far higher for veterans than non-veterans – roughly 57 percent higher for male veterans and nearly twice as high for female veterans.

Iraq War veteran Danny O’Neel, a speaker on suicide prevention, post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health for the Independence Fund, has explained why veteran suicide is such a persistent problem.

“War inflicts permanent psychic scars on survivors,” he wrote. “Scrubbing a friend’s flesh out of a Bradley........

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