Overview
- Minister Alejandra Monteoliva confirmed Wednesday that suicides among security-force personnel rose 30% in 2025 compared with 2024.
- She told reporters the increase is tied in part to high levels of debt carried by many agents who are often their families' sole formal earners.
- The Ministry of Security has stepped up mental-health supports inside the forces, including institutional chaplaincy and counselling, and says it is coordinating with Defence and the Jefatura de Gabinete on economic relief.
- Monteoliva cited national figures showing a broader rise in suicides over the last decade, with annual cases climbing from about 2,300 in 2016 to roughly 5,300 now and a current rate of 22.7 per 100,000 people.
- Reporting links the trend to worsening household debt and rising delinquency since late 2024, which could push more families and uniformed workers into financial strain and increase demand for both pay adjustments and social supports.