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Title Risk of suicide for young veterans is four times higher than regular civilians, new study suggests Media name/outlet ITV News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 16/12/22 Description The risk of suicide is up to four times higher for young veterans than civilians, a new study has suggested.
Those who left the service between the ages of 16 and 34, or before completing a decade of service were at a higher risk, as were those who left due to medical or disciplinary reasons, it said.
But, although the study concluded those under 25 were at a higher risk of suicide, the researchers said this rate is "very slightly" lower than in the general population.
The study from the University of Manchester, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, was funded by the Ministry of Defence and looked at more than 458,000 veterans.URL https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-12-16/suicide-risk-for-young-veterans-four-times-higher-than-civilians Persons Navneet Kapur Title Soldiers who have not seen combat ‘more likely to take own lives than those who have fought’ Media name/outlet The Telegraph Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 16/12/22 Description University of Manchester study links data between NHS and military records for more than 458,000 veterans from 1996 to 2018 URL https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/16/soldiers-who-have-not-seen-combat-likely-take-lives-who-have/ Persons Navneet Kapur
Keywords
- mental health
- suicide
- armed forces