Trego's Mountain Ear

Mary Pat Campbell has written an article based on the Veteran’s Administration most recent report on suicides. She’s an actuary, so I tend to take her work a bit more seriously than a lot of others. The article is at: https://marypatcampbell.substack.com/p/movember-2024-vet2erans-and-suicide?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email For folks who need a bit of encouragement to follow the link, here are a few excerpts:

This graph reflects the reality before I retired – from 2001 to 2015 veteran suicide rates (age 55 to 74) were actually slightly lower than the nation’s suicide rate:

At my age, 75+, Veteran suicide rates are a bit lower than the general population:

Campbell is worth reading – my excerpts will, hopefully, provide incentive to read the whole article.