Report: One Third of Military Suicides Told Someone Beforehand
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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