Massachusetts Veteran Suicide Data

The Massachusetts Injury Surveillance Program published data on military and veterans suicide deaths from 2017 to 2020.

• Antidepressant involvement in military and veteran suicide deaths in Massachusetts doubled from 17 percent in 2017 to 35 percent in 2020. 

• Alcohol involvement increased from 32 percent in 2017 to 36 percent in 2020, with a decrease to 29 percent in 2019. 

• Opioid involvement remained around 17 percent from 2017 to 2020, except a decrease to 15 percent in 2019.