The Pentagon’s Defense Suicide Prevention Office released some troubling statistics recently in their fourth-quarter suicide report for CY 2018.
A total of 325 active-duty service members died by their hand in 2018, surpassing the previously recorded number of 321 in 2012. Combating the problem of suicide has been a challenge throughout the department, and as we reported last week, the CSAF took the unprecedented step of ordering Air Force units to stand down for a day to address the rising problem of suicides. Click Here to view CMSAF Wright’s video on resiliency and the importance of taking care of each other.
If you are in crisis, or you know someone who is, there are immediate resources available to support you or your loved ones. The Military Crisis Line connects those in need of a trained counselor with a single phone call or click of a mouse.
This confidential, immediate help is available 24/7 at no cost to active duty, Guard and reserve members, their families, and friends. Contact the Military Crisis Line at 800-273-8255, then press 1, or access online chat by texting 838255.