40,000
The approximate number of behavioral heath providers educated by CDP since 2006, on topics including military culture, evidence-based psychotherapies, and clinical issues such as depression, in Service members, Veterans and families.
62.1%
The percentage of a group of 2,157 U.S. veterans participating in the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study who "reported experiencing difficulties controlling anger," according to an article published online before print in the journalPsychiatry Research -- The Burden of Hostility in U.S. Veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Additionally, the researchers reported that "a sizable minority of veterans (23.9%) reported experiencing aggressive urges over a two-year period."
1,320 - 6,630
The estimated number of transgender active duty Service members, according to a recently published report by the RAND Corporation -- Assessing the Implications of Allowing Transgender Personnel to Serve Openly.
65%
The percentage of all Veterans who died from suicide in 2014 who were 50 years or older, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that will be publicly released later this month.
5%
The percentage of U.S. military Veterans "who completed the Veterans Health Module (VHM) of the 2011 and 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (n=10,406)" who reported suicidal ideation, according to an article published online before print in the journal Epidemiology -- Population mental health among US military veterans: Results of the Veterans Health Module of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011-2012. The article indicated that 1% of Veterans in the sample reported attempting suicide.