Suicide among veterans highest in western US, rural areas

ABC15 2017-09-18

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Suicide among military veterans is especially high in the western U.S. and rural areas, according to new government data that show wide state-by-state disparities and suggest social isolation, gun ownership and access to health care may be factors.
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