Suicides among active-duty soldiers hit another record high in 2011, Army officals said...
Jan 25, 2012
Suicides among active-duty soldiers hit another record high in 2011, Army officals said. Troops who have deployed to war zones two or more times have a higher risk of committing suicide than those who have deployed once or never deployed.
Army officials acknowledge that some of the suicides were preceded by warnings that went unheeded by leaders. Progress-index.com
164 active-duty Army, National Guard and reserve troops took their own lives in 2011, compared with 159 in 2010 and 162 in 2009. The increase occurred even as the Army expanded suicide prevention efforts and drug and alcohol counseling, in large part in response to a steady rise in Army suicides that began in 2004. Minneapolis Star Tribune
Active-duty Army suicide rates have been higher than civilian rates since 2008, when there were nearly 20 suicides per 100,000 in the Army, compared with close to 18 suicides per 100,000 in a civilian population that was adjusted to be comparable to Army demographics. New Haven Independent
The Army projects that the final 2011 numbers will be more than 24 suicides among active-duty soldiers per 100,000, another record high. New Haven Independent
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