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PURPOSE. This publication presents characteristics of Soldiers with suicidal behavior during 2014 and includes suicides identified by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, as well as suicide attempts and suicidal ideations reported in Department of Defense Suicide Event Reports (DoDSERs) among active-duty (Regular Army), activated National Guard, and activated US Army Reserve Soldiers. KEY FINDINGS. The count of confirmed and pending suicides among active U.S. Army Soldiers, including active-duty, activated National Guard, and activated Reserve Soldiers, was 134, fewer than in any year since 2007. The crude suicide rate, 20.5 per 100,000 persons, was equivalent to the 2008 suicide rate. The count of suicide attempt cases was 504, and the count of suicidal ideation cases was 1040, both higher than in recent years, possibly as a result of greater emphasis on reporting nonfatal events. As in 2012 and 2013, Soldiers with suicidal behavior in 2014 were predominantly male, non-Hispanic white, 17 to 34 years of age, active-duty,and of enlisted rank. Principal stressors included relationship, work, and physical health problems, the death of a family member or friend, a history of abuse and legal stressors. |
