90%
The percentage of military spouses who report being underemployed, according to the results of the 2013 Military Spouse Employment Survey, recently released by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University (IVMF).
The Mental Health Advisory Team 9 (MHAT 9) Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) 2013 Afghanistan report (PDF) was publicly released last week. Some of the key findings in the report:
"Veterans comprise 20% of the suicides in the U.S. annually," according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
3.9%
The percentage of the U.S. adult population that "had serious thoughts about suicide in the past year."
9.4%
The percentage of U.S. "adult illicit drug users" who seriously considered suicide over the past year."
15-20%
The percentage of Service Members sustaining a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) who are still experiencing "persistent symptoms and difficulty in rehabilitation" three or more months after the injury, according to a recent article in the Journal of Family Practice -- Neuroendocrine dysfunction following mild TBI: When to screen for it.