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Army Releases 2012 Suicide Information

The Army has released suicide data for the month of December and calendar year 2012. (Read full news release here.)

Active Duty, including Guard and Reserve on Active Duty:

• During December, among active-duty soldiers, there were seven potential suicides.
• For November, the Army reported 12 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers.
• For 2012, there have been 182 potential active-duty suicides.
• Active-duty suicide number for 2011: 165.

Guard/Reserve

• During December, among reserve component soldiers who were not on active duty, there were 15 potential suicides (10 Army National Guard and five Army Reserve)
• For November, among that same group, the Army reported 15 potential suicides (12 Army National Guard and three Army Reserve)
• For 2012, there have been 143 potential not on active-duty suicides (96 Army National Guard and 47 Army Reserve)
• Not on active-duty suicide numbers for 2011: 118 (82 Army National Guard and 36 Army Reserve)

Total 2012 Army Component Suicides: 325

Total 2011 Army Component Suicides: 283

*There are no accurate suicides figures among veterans who served since 9/11, who were no longer in the Guard or Reserves.

**The VA estimate of between 18 and 22 veteran suicides does not include suicides among veterans qualified to receive VA care but not enrolled, or veterans who served but once discharged were not qualified to receive VA care.