Air Force suicides reached record high in 2019

I believe it. In the past two weekends I have worked there have been a murder, a suicide attempt, and a suicidal ideation. Unfortunately in my current job we become so desensitized from this because of how often it happens. And oddly enough, it’s not just the younger ranks. It goes from E-1 up to officers. E-8s with families and no signs of anything going on commit suicide only to have their spouse or child find them. While E-3s who are feeling the pressure of doing the right thing backfire on them by their peers sit in their dorm room alone replaying their bad week. It’s truly the saddest thing that plagues our Air Force right now on the home front.

How sad is this? All of the branches though are showing an increase in rates. And how can we help fix this?