24,000
The number of texts responded to by the Veterans Crisis Line (text 838255) since it was established in 2011, according to a new Congressional Research Service report -- Health Care for Veterans: Suicide Prevention (PDF).
4,608
and
6,186
Respectively, the number of DoD mental health providers in FY 2009 and FY 2013, according to a Government Accountability Office report released on January 30th -- Defense Health Care: Additional Information Needed about Mental Health Provider Staffing Needs. According to the report, "Social workers and psychologists were the most frequently added types of mental health providers during this period."
18.7%
23.4%
28.9%
The suicide rate per 100,000 in 2013 for, respectively, active component service members, reserve component and National Guard, according to the most recent Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (PDF), released earlier this month.
1.3 million
The number of Service members (300,000) and dependents (1 million) who "are geographically remote for behavioral health care," according to a new study from the RAND Corporation -- Access to Behavioral Health Care for Geographically Remote Service Members and Dependents in the U.S.
17% to 22%
and
24% to 28%
The increase in the percentage of, respectively, rural and urban veterans receiving psychotherapy from 2007 to 2010, according to an "early view" article just published online in the Journal of Rural Health -- Psychotherapy Utilization Among Rural and Urban Veterans From 2007 to 2010.