The creation of a suicide database that incorporates all deaths by suicide for; Active duty, National Guard, Reserve, Active Guard/Reserve, as well as all Veterans who previously served in any branch of the US Military.
We cannot begin to solve a problem so large until we know exactly how large it is.
Twice as many Veterans commit suicide than all US murders by firearms.
We beg for further attention in this matter as to find a solution, mitigate the numbers of Veteran Suicides, and to further advance our knowledge of statistics, trends, and possible solutions.
This database MUST encompass all branches of the Military, the DOD, the VA, and all Federal and Local Police agencies.