Posts Tagged ‘military suicide’
By jasonmaddox On June 11th, 2012
As of June 8, 2012, there have been 154 military suicides in 155 days. That’s 18% above the already astronomic rate of 2011 or 154 as compared to 130. What’s causing the increased rate of suicide? And, what can be done? The war has dragged on beyond what was thought of as a short-term affair.…
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By jasonmaddox On April 27th, 2012
In 1945 the director, John Huston made the documentary film “Let There Be Light” which recognized the combat stress reaction that we now know as PTSD. Huston’s documentary follows soldiers home from the battlefield into a military treatment program. The Army stopped the release of the film for 35 years and it wasn’t until 1981…
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By jasonmaddox On February 13th, 2012
Between 2005 and 2010 an active U.S. service member committed suicide every 36 hours, according to a report by the Center for a New American Security. The figures for veterans are even worse. The report also revealed the startling figure that although only 1% of Americans served in the military, veterans represent 20% of U.S.…
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