42.2%
The percentage of sailors who described their morale as “marginal” or “poor," in the 2014 U.S. Navy Retention Study, according to a recent article in the journal World Affairs -- In the Ranks: Making Sense of Military Morale.
44.9 cases per 1,000 person-years
The "incidence rate" of postpartum depression (PPD) among "126,006 primiparous (active duty) service women without histories of previous mental health diagnoses" between 1998 and 2010, according to a study in the June issue of the Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, a publication of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center.
9%
The percentage of men in the United States who "reported daily feelings of anxiety or depression," according to a new data brief from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) -- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Men’s Use of Mental Health Treatments (PDF).
12x
The rate at which female veterans between the ages of 18-29 are killing themselves, compared to a similar population of nonveterans, according to a study published online before print in the journal Psychiatric Services -- Changes in Suicide Mortality for Veterans and Nonveterans by Gender and History of VHA Service Use, 2000–2010. When all age groups are taken into consideration, the researchers found, women who have served in the military commit suicide at roughly 6x the rate of women who did not serve.
1 in 15
The number of veterans with a substance use disorder in the past year, according to a recent Data Spotlight (PDF) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.