The challenge for reporters is to actually read the report this time, and they stop the slogan of "22 a day" since that number has been proven to be false. The VA warned about it being taken from limited data from just 21 states. Yet reporters must have thought, "hey that sounds good to me" so they pushed it. They still are. Check your state and then get an eyeopener at the end.
The challenge for us is, discovering how many veterans charities are in your state claiming to be "raising awareness" at the same time?
ALABAMA
An estimated 34.2 Alabama veterans per 100,000 died by suicide in 2016, compared to the national veteran suicide rate of 30.1 per 100,000. Among the civilian population, the national suicide rate drops to 17.5.
The state of Alabama boasts a higher percentage of its population as veterans. In 2016, the VA found 9.8 percent of the adult population of Alabama to be veterans, compared to 6.6 percent nationally. A total of 373,761 veterans live in our state. WAFF 48 News
128
ALASKA
17
ARIZONA
227
ARKANSAS
79
CALIFORNIA
490
COLORADO
175
CONNECTICUT
36
DELAWARE
24
WASHINGTON DC
LESS THAN10
FLORIDA
530
GEORGIA
202
HAWAII
11
IDAHO
58
ILLINOIS
162
INDIANA
70
IOWA
64
KANSAS
60
KENTUKY
108
LOUISIANA
75
MAINE
29
MARYLAND
67
MASSACHUSETTS
68
MICHIGAN
159
MINNESOTA
95
MISSISSIPPI
50
MISSOURI
154
MONTANA
42
NEBRASKA
27
NEVADA
According to the latest data released by the U.S. Department of Veterans affairs., Nevada's veteran suicide rate is also significantly higher than the national rate. 8 News Las Vegas
The vast majority are men of all ages. The local V.A. Hospital in North Las Vegas helps more than 60,000 military members. About 20,000 of them seek mental health treatment.
107
NEW HAMPSHIRE
33
NEW JERSEY
67
NEW MEXICO
71
NEW YORK
153
NORTH CAROLINA
184
NORTH DAKOTA
16
OHIO
245
OKLAHOMA
110
OREGON
122
Oregon advocates target alarming veteran suicide rate
One such tragedy happens in Oregon every 3 days
PENNSYLVANIA
263
PUERTO RICO
LESS THAN10
RHODE ISLAND
16
SOUTH CAROLINA
120
SOUTH DAKOTA
18
TENNESSEE
156
TEXAS
530
UTAH
59
VERMONT
25
VIRGINIA
196
WASHINGTON
174
WEST VIRGINIA
50
WISCONSIN
132
WYOMING
23
Right now they are jumping on the "decrease" in suicides while not mentioning the fact the number of veterans living at the time, has gone down every year. The rate has gone up until 2016 when it went down by only .4%.Do not let them get away with pushing a slogan this time too. If not, then what do you think the next report will look like?
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