Veteran suicides are down almost 50% in Northeast Florida since before the pandemic, according to The Fire Watch. The local group is working to end veteran suicide.
For example, in Duval County, the number of suicides in that same timeframe dropped from 45 to 24, which is almost half.Fire Watch executive director Nick Howland, who is also a Navy veteran, said the report was encouraging.
“We’re encouraged by the trends we’re seeing in Northeast Florida, where we launched the organization in late 2019. But we recognize there is still a lot of work left to do to eliminate veteran suicide,” Howland said. Though the number of veterans as a whole dying by suicide has decreased, more female veterans are dying by suicide in Florida. Their suicide rate in the whole state of Florida reached its highest point over the past 10 years.
The suicide rate for female veterans between 2020 and 2021 jumped to 72.5%. Women represent just 10% of the overall veteran population in Florida.One way is a free training course it offers to help people recognize suicidal behavior and intervene to possibly stop it.
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