HealthDay (6/7) reported on “three factors” that are “tied to a fourfold rise in the likelihood that a U.S. soldier will take his or her own life.” After reviewing “the circumstances surrounding the suicides of 135 active-duty soldiers between 2011 and 2013,” investigators concluded those factors were “owning their own firearm, carrying it in public and keeping it loaded in the home.” The findings were published online June 7 in JAMA Network Open. The author of an accompanying editorial wrote that “in his opinion, ‘the safest recommendation is still that adults consider temporarily storing their firearms elsewhere while they’re at elevated risk of suicide.’”
Related Links:
— “Soldiers’ Odds for Suicide Quadruple When Loaded Gun at Home, “Alan Mozes, HealthDay, June 7, 2019