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September 29, 2010
Marines Have Highest Rate Of Suicide Among Any US Military Service.
The Los Angeles Times (9/10, Perry) reported that in 2009, "52 Marines killed themselves, compared with 42 the previous year." In fact, last year's "toll is the highest since record-keeping began, giving the Marine Corps the grisly distinction of having the highest rate of suicide of any US military service." One factor behind the suicides may be "the unrelenting stress of back-to-back deployments," followed by "relationship, family and money problems, run-ins with authority figures, and a sense of isolation."
National Action Alliance For Suicide Prevention Launched. The AP (9/11, Jelinek) reported, "Struggling with sharp increases in suicides among US military forces, the Pentagon is joining a new national effort to reduce the number of Americans who take their own lives." On Friday, Defense Secretary Robert Gales and "Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appeared at the National Press Club in Washington to launch the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention. The coalition of public and private groups is dedicated to reducing suicides across the US population."
Related Links:
- "Marine Corps seeks to use buddy ethic to stem rise in suicides," Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2010.
Posted by admin at September 29, 2010 01:25 AM