Veterans

• 2001 – 2019: 5,440 soldiers killed in combat

• 2001 – 2019: 115,000 veterans died by suicide

• Veterans were more than 21x more likely to die by suicide than die in combat

• 2022 data estimates 44 veterans die of suicide every day

First Responders

• 2022 data suggests that mental health conditions were more than 50% more prevalent among first responders (EMT, Police, Fire) than among the general population

• Assuming each veteran suicide elicits the reaction of two police, two EMTs and two fire fighters, approximately 264 first responders are affected by veteran suicide every day