While the existence of the problem is clear, understanding the complicated reasons for increasing rates of suicide among veterans can be difficult. The potential causes are numerous and can involve individual and family factors, broader societal factors, and mental-health-based risk factors. Acknowledging and examining social determinants of suicide and their influence on the individual is critical to understanding this complex problem and ways to apply current best practices for suicide prevention and treatment at the community level.

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