First responders—police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and
paramedics—experience significant job-related stressors and exposures that may confer …

Suicides in the military have increased over the last ten years. Much effort has been focused
on suicide prevention and treatment, as well as understanding the reasons for the sharp …

Importance The US Army experienced a sharp increase in soldier suicides beginning in
2004. Administrative data reveal that among those at highest risk are soldiers in the 12 …

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Importance The suicide rate among US Army soldiers has increased substantially in recent
years. Objectives To estimate the lifetime prevalence and sociodemographic, Army career …

Prior research has shown that most known risk factors for suicide attempts in the general
population actually predict suicide ideation rather than attempts among ideators. Yet clinical …

Importance The Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army
STARRS) is a multicomponent study designed to generate actionable recommendations to …

Importance/Objective: Although the suicide rate in the US Army has traditionally been below
age-gender matched civilian rates, it has climbed steadily since the beginning of the Iraq …

Importance The COVID-19 pandemic has raised considerable concerns about increased
risk for suicidal behavior among US military veterans, who already had elevated rates of …

Research into the causes and prevention of suicide has been deemed a national priority,
with a recent focus on sectors of the workforce, such as firefighters, who experience …