<![CDATA[Why Army Suicides Continued to Rise in May, and What We Can Do]]>

1.0 link 214838 <![CDATA[Why Army Suicides Continued to Rise in May, and What We Can Do]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-soltz/why-army-suicides-continu_b_214838.html The news gets more and more troubling when it comes to Army suicides, which continue on a record pace, according to the latest report. March and April saw 13 suicides each. May saw 17 suicides.

The Army is taking the issue much more seriously, trying to stop the trend. Most notably, Fort Campbell ordered a three-day stand-down for suicide prevention training. And, the Pentagon is trying to offer better counseling for those soldiers who feel like they're going to...

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