20%
The percentage by which Veterans living in rural areas have a higher risk of dying by suicide than Veterans who live in urban areas, according to an article recently published in the journal Psychological Services -- A menu of options: Resources for preventing veteran suicide in rural communities.
Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. We’re at the midpoint of the month and it’s been a busy one so far!
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web, including a special section on suicide prevention. Some of this week's topics include:
● Treatment of trauma related anger in operation enduring freedom, operation Iraqi freedom, and operation New Dawn veterans: Rationale and study protocol.
● Death, Trauma and God: The Effect of Military Deployments on Religiosity.
● COMISA (Comorbid Insomnia and Sleep Apnea): a Practical Approach.
● Heterogeneity in Short-Term Suicidal Ideation Trajectories: Predictors of and Projections to Suicidal Behavior
In 2015, the National Center for Health Statistics found that in the U.S. alone, 9.8 million adults endorsed having serious suicidal thoughts, and 1.3 million adults reported a suicide attempt during the past year (World Health Organization). Suicide experts advocate for restricting access to lethal means as an effective strategy to reduce suicide rates. In this blog, I plan to review the efficacy of reducing access to various lethal means.
21.1%
The CY 2016 suicide mortality rate per 100,000 Active Duty Service members, according to the most recent DoDSER - Department of Defense Suicide Event Report - Calendar Year 2016 Annual Report.