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Military Mental Health Crisis: 40% Rise in Diagnoses

1/7/2025

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Mental health disorders in the military have skyrocketed, with diagnoses soaring by 40% from 2019 to 2023. In this alarming trend, these disorders now represent over half of all hospitalizations. Tragically, suicides reached 523, including 363 active-duty service members, driven by PTSD, moral injury, and the relentless strain of repeated deployments.

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Story summary

Mental health disorders in the military have skyrocketed, with diagnoses soaring by 40% from 2019 to 2023. In this alarming trend, these disorders now represent over half of all hospitalizations. Tragically, suicides reached 523, including 363 active-duty service members, driven by PTSD, moral injury, and the relentless strain of repeated deployments.