WATCH: Veterans Minister says ‘every suicide is a tragedy’ as new data emerges

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer has said that "every veteran suicide is a tragedy" after being asked if he was "embarrassed" by the latest figures that showed that 60 per cent of veterans found it difficult to ask for help.

Mercer explained that he is "proud" of the progress in the past 20 years with people "coming forward and asking for help".

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