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Suicides in the Active-duty military increased in the first three months of 2023 compared to the same time last year, according to a newly released Pentagon report. The Defense Suicide Prevention Office revealed in its quarterly report that the overall number of active-duty suicides—94—from January through March was up 25 percent compared to the number of troops—75 —who took their own lives in the first three months of 2022.
Suicides in the Active-duty military increased in the first three months of 2023 compared to the same time last year, according to a newly released Pentagon report. The Defense Suicide Prevention Office revealed in its quarterly report that the overall number of active-duty suicides—94—from January through March was up 25 percent compared to the number of troops—75 —who took their own lives in the first three months of 2022.