Comments: Army Suicides Up, Hit Three Decade High
It is sad. And those soldiers who are depressed but don't actually kill themselves don't get much support (if any) when they get out either.
Posted by Lilian Nattel at January 29, 2009 03:03 PM
Until the government gets better tabs on what is necessary for soldiers when they come back from the front lines, this will continue to happen.. and it is ridiculous that it continues to happen.
Posted by Lisa Marie at January 29, 2009 05:52 PM
I thought the Army was busy trying to shove this under the rug and kick these folks out of the service before they (shudder) cost the government any money. ....come to think of it, probably they are. These numbers reflect only those the Army is keeping track of. Wonder how many were taking SSRIs?
Posted by Sorrowful at January 31, 2009 11:10 PM