Report: One Third of Military Suicides Told Someone Beforehand
by Jason Ditz,
September 23, 2011
In a shocking example of just how common threats of suicide are, a new Defense Department report has revealed that nearly half of the military suicides in 2010 sought professional help within 90 days of killing themselves, and at least one third of them actually told someone that they were going to take their own lives.
To read more about this growing problem, click here for the AP article
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mailinator12345
September 24th, 2011 at 6:26 am
Soldier: Help me.
Military Doctor: Take two Prozacs and be ready for your next tour in the morning.
curmudgeonvt
September 24th, 2011 at 6:52 am
If the military hierarchy were interested in helping these people they would have started back in 2002 when it became evident that this was going to be a long term issue – one they were obviously not prepared for – and still remain.
thedissenter
September 24th, 2011 at 8:03 am
It's very difficult for me to feel sorry for these mercenaries. What they get, they've brought upon themselves.
tom
September 24th, 2011 at 11:53 am
if you are going to bomb contries for 10 years non stop you have no concern about human life .