SUICIDE UPDATE: Veteran Suicides Decreasing in Some Regions of Florida While Increasing in Others
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New report shows Veteran suicide rate statewide remains more than twice that of civilians JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 23, 2024 – Today, The Fire Watch, a nonprofit dedicated to ending Veteran suicide by providing free suicide intervention training, released its 2024 Annual Report: Veteran Suicide in Florida. After a significant drop from 2019 to 2020, Veteran suicides in Florida rose in 2022 for the second consecutive year and the Veteran suicide rate statewide is more than 2.5 times that of the civilian suicide rate. The Jacksonville, Tampa and Fort Lauderdale metropolitan areas experienced promising decreases since 2019 while Veteran suicides in...
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