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Subscriber only WHEN Iraq war veteran Matt Pitt lost three mates to suicide in the space of a fortnight, he knew something had to be done to stop the misery. The loss of purpose that veterans experience after they retire from the armed forces is often talked about, yet seldom understood. This has led to unemployment rates that are 23 per cent higher than the rest of the population, and suicide rates that are at a horrendous 21 per cent higher than the general male population, and double the general female population among ex-serving women. In November, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported 33 suicide deaths among serving and ex-serving ADF personnel in 2018, and 465 suicides between 2001 and 2018.
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Subscriber only WHEN Iraq war veteran Matt Pitt lost three mates to suicide in the space of a fortnight, he knew something had to be done to stop the misery. The loss of purpose that veterans experience after they retire from the armed forces is often talked about, yet seldom understood. This has led to unemployment rates that are 23 per cent higher than the rest of the population, and suicide rates that are at a horrendous 21 per cent higher than the general male population, and double the general female population among ex-serving women. In November, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported 33 suicide deaths among serving and ex-serving ADF personnel in 2018, and 465 suicides between 2001 and 2018.
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Subscriber only WHEN Iraq war veteran Matt Pitt lost three mates to suicide in the space of a fortnight, he knew something had to be done to stop the misery. The loss of purpose that veterans experience after they retire from the armed forces is often talked about, yet seldom understood. This has led to unemployment rates that are 23 per cent higher than the rest of the population, and suicide rates that are at a horrendous 21 per cent higher than the general male population, and double the general female population among ex-serving women. In November, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported 33 suicide deaths among serving and ex-serving ADF personnel in 2018, and 465 suicides between 2001 and 2018.
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Subscriber only WHEN Iraq war veteran Matt Pitt lost three mates to suicide in the space of a fortnight, he knew something had to be done to stop the misery. The loss of purpose that veterans experience after they retire from the armed forces is often talked about, yet seldom understood. This has led to unemployment rates that are 23 per cent higher than the rest of the population, and suicide rates that are at a horrendous 21 per cent higher than the general male population, and double the general female population among ex-serving women. In November, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported 33 suicide deaths among serving and ex-serving ADF personnel in 2018, and 465 suicides between 2001 and 2018.
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Subscriber only WHEN Iraq war veteran Matt Pitt lost three mates to suicide in the space of a fortnight, he knew something had to be done to stop the misery. The loss of purpose that veterans experience after they retire from the armed forces is often talked about, yet seldom understood. This has led to unemployment rates that are 23 per cent higher than the rest of the population, and suicide rates that are at a horrendous 21 per cent higher than the general male population, and double the general female population among ex-serving women. In November, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reported 33 suicide deaths among serving and ex-serving ADF personnel in 2018, and 465 suicides between 2001 and 2018.