The latest figures released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs shows that about 20 veterans commit suicide every day. That’s nearly twice the suicide rate among Americans who did not serve in the military. And in South Carolina, the suicide rate for veterans was 29.7 percent in 2016, as compared with 27.2 percent in 2014.
In order to understand and address the problem locally, Greenville-based Upstate Warrior Solution has joined forces with America’s Warrior Partnership, a nonprofit veterans services group, to participate in Operation Deep Dive, a community-based veteran suicide prevention study.