Exposure to the brutality of war can generate a multitude of long-term mental health issues, particularly in an environment or community that tends to have a stigmatised view of mental health. British veteran suicide statistics and trendsSuicide rateThrough online searches, AOAV’s own research has found 80 veteran suicides as reported by British local and national media in the last 21 years[7]. British veteran suicide and the COVID-19 pandemicResearch has shown that the pandemic led to an exacerbation of risk factors for suicide. These include isolation, disruption to mental health support, loss of social interaction, bereavement, and trauma, inter alia. This can ensure that the data regarding veteran suicides is accurate and that hotspots for veteran suicides or military friends of the deceased can be monitored.

Source: Daily Mirror January 09, 2024 18:49 UTC