6%
The percentage of all psychologists in the United States who are employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, according an opinion column in the JAMA Health Forum -- The Future of the VA—The Privatization Debate.
84
The number of military members killed in motorcycle crashes in FY 25, according to an article in Stars and Stripes -- US military’s rate of motorcycle accidents proves costly in lives, care and lost duty time.
1.9 Million
The number of children who receive care in the Military Health System, according to an article in the journal Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research --Diagnosing prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol syndrome in military-connected children: Insights from US military data claims, 2016–2023.
8%
The percentage of the incarcerated population in the U.S. comprised of veterans, according to an article in the journal Federal Practitioner -- Examining Moral Injury in Legal-Involved Veterans: Psychometric Properties of the Moral Injury Events Scale.
13x
The factor by which "(o)lder men are more likely to die by firearm suicide compared with older women," according to an article in JAMA Network Open -- Sex Differences in Trends of Firearm Suicide Among Older Adults, 2014 to 2023. "However," the article points out, "female gun ownership has surged in recent years, with nearly one-half of all new gun owners being women.