Congressman says suicide rate among veterans unacceptable

The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates 17 U.S. military veterans commit suicide each day.

Other research from America’s Warrior Partnership conducted by the University of Alabama and Duke University suggests that figure could be as high as 44 per day, when accidental or undetermined self-injuries, such as drug overdoses, are included.

Still others have more estimates.

Regardless of the exact number, the rate is staggeringly higher than the civilian population, and it’s “just unacceptable,” U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, the only practicing physician among 19 in Congress, told The Center Square.