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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/09/09...rss_topstories
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"The rate of suicides among-active duty soldiers is on pace to surpass both last year's numbers and the rate of suicide in the general U.S. population for the first time since the Vietnam war, according to U.S. Army officials."
"Army officials said that if the trend continues this year, it will pass the nation's suicide rate of 19.5 people per 100,000, a 2005 figure considered the most recent by the government."
"The rise can be attributed to the increased pace of combat operations, the number of deployments and financial and family troubles connected with deployments, Army officials said."
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I was told the Army in the form of the VA is suppose to be working on mental health care from military personnel!!! Now I'm
ETA: Most of the personnel coming back to the states, especially those who have experience combat situations have developed PTSD with anxiety which inevitably turns into a depression... They have very little way of getting it all out because really, how should can a brain process what has been seen in a war zone?