Military Suicide

Memorial Day: An Opportunity to Reach Out to Veterans

Lisa Firestone | Posted 05.27.2012

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Getting veterans to the help they need is imperative. It is also valuable for us to have an understanding of the many factors that lead to increased suicide risk among veterans.

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Why Army Suicides Are Down: Report

AP | By PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 01.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The number of suicides among soldiers has been leveling off but there's been a dramatic jump in domestic violence, sex crimes and other ...

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Are We Losing The Battle Against Veteran Suicide?

The Huffington Post | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 01.02.2012

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With insufficient attention and systems in place, it may be that we're losing the battle against military suicide, a new study suggests. Military s...

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Desperate "Housewives" Seek Help: Soldier Suicides Now at Epidemic Rate (VIDEO)

Torrey Shannon | Posted 10.28.2011

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I am just one spouse of many, all caregivers of severely injured and disabled veterans, who have wished to be heard on behalf of our loved ones. Thankfully, our time seems to have come, at least for some of us.

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White House Lifts Ban On Condolence Letters To Families Of Service Members Who Commit Suicide

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.05.2011

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The White House says that families of service members who commit suicide while deployed abroad are now getting condolence letters from the president j...

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Dem Rep. Hopes Senate Won't Block His Military Suicide Prevention Act For The Third Time

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As the National Guard and Army Reserve grapple with an increasing number of suicides amongst members, Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) reintroduc...

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Suicides In Army National Guard Doubled Last Year

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Suicides among active duty soldiers dropped slightly in 2010 after five years of record increases, Army leaders said Wednesday. Bu...

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Military Suicide Prevention Act Stripped From Defense Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — In 2008, a young sergeant named Coleman S. Bean took his life. After completing his first tour of duty in Iraq, he had come home an...

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The CPR for Preventing Suicide

Lisa Firestone | Posted 11.17.2011

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With September 5-11 marking National Suicide Prevention Week, I would like to use this blog to encourage everyone to learn the CPR to prevent suicid...

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Military Suicide: A New Battle to Save Lives Must Begin

Lisa Firestone | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a March 1 blog, Time Magazine's Joe Klein reported that "during the month of January, more soldiers committed suicide (24) than were killed by en...

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Creationism: The Latest in Military Suicide Prevention

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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In March 2008... "A New Approach To Suicide Prevention: Developing Purpose-Driven Airmen," was shown... for an estimated 1,000 of Lakenheath's Air Force personnel.

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Army Under Stress From Long Wars

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — U.S. soldiers are committing suicide at record levels, young officers are abandoning their military careers, and the heavy use of f...

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Local Paper Uncovers Another Apparent Soldier Suicide In Iraq

Editor and Publisher | Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hundreds of U.S. troops in Iraq have committed suicide since the war began in 2003, though this subject is kept quiet by the military. As E&P has docu...

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