When researchers asked 72 soldiers at Fort Carson, Colo., why they tried to kill themselves, out of the 33 reasons they had to choose from, all of the soldiers included one in particular — a desire to end intense emotional distress. The Bronze Star with the “V”
Read more →New Pentagon data show U.S. troops are killing themselves at the rate of nearly one a day so far in 2012, 18% above 2011′s corresponding toll. ”The continual rise in the suicide rate has frustrated all in the military,” says Elspeth “Cam” Ritchie, a retired Army colonel and
Read more →More returning troops from Iraq, Afghanistan at risk for suicides. By Mary McCarty, Staff Writer Updated 8:56 PM Saturday, May 26, 2012 Minutes before he put a gun to his chest and pulled the trigger on the morning of Jan. 3, Curt Fike sent a text message to
Read more →Rising suicide rates among female veterans show how deep the emotional wounds can be Edie Bailey was shocked when her doorbell rang at 6 a.m. on a Saturday and the somber faces of uniformed soldiers greeted her. She recognized the macabre scene played out in countless movies,
Read more →Impact of deadly combat on mental health receives too little attention, study indicates By Robert Preidt Monday, April 23, 2012 MONDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — The experience of killing in war is strongly linked with suicidal thoughts, according to a study of U.S. veterans of the
Read more →STAMFORD — Framed portraits make up the family’s Wall of Honor. Pictures of men in uniform dating back to World War I watch over Guiseppe and Melody DiGregorio’s log home in the Catskill Mountains. One photo is of a handsome munitions journeyman in a military cap. He’s Edward
Read more →Air Force leaders at all levels must fight the problem of suicides within the service by developing a culture of healthy airmen across the board, said the service’s top enlisted man Thursday. “We’ve got to talk about” the problem of airman suicides openly, look at suicide rates,
Read more →Francis Guilfoyle, a 55-year-old homeless veteran, drove his 1985 Toyota Camry to the Department of Veterans Affairs campus in Menlo Park early in the morning of Dec. 3, took a stepladder and a rope out of the car, threw the rope over a tree limb and hanged
Read more →By Mark Mueller/The Star-Ledger The Star-Ledger Newark – A pioneering New Jersey program credited with preventing suicides among the state’s military service members will be expanded nationwide, providing crisis counseling and support to nearly half the country’s armed forces. Vets4Warriors, a peer-to-peer helpline administered by the University
Read more →Training mental health professionals in evidence-based treatment CBT for Military Personnel: Scholarships Available for Health and Mental Health Professionals Veterans Day is today. Beck Institute would like to wish a Happy Veterans Day to all the men and women who have served and/or continue to serve in the
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