Australian Defence Force suicides - 'a national tragedy'
There have been more than 1,200 deaths by suicide among current and former Australian Defence Force (ADF) members since 2001.
Key factors include dealing with physical and mental injuries from service, transitioning to civilian life, and interacting with understaffed and often adversarial veteran support services, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide found.
"It's devastating that Australia has lost more serving and former serving personnel to suicide than it has lost through operations over the last 20 years in Afghanistan and Iraq," Veterans Minister Matt Keogh said.
It found servicemen and women are struggling with bureaucracy and a lack of support after being discharged.
The high rate of suicide by current and former Australian Defence Force members has been described as "a national tragedy", after a landmark report.
Source: BBC News
Australia defence force suicides 'a national tragedy' - BBC News