Posted on Feb 18, 2023
Active-Duty Army Suicides Jump 46 Percent Since Biden Took Over - NEWS HOUR FIRST
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The suicide rate among active-duty troops in the United States Army has risen dramatically. Suicide has killed far more active-duty personnel than Covid-19 has, according to the Department of Defense. Suicide rates have been climbing yearly for some time now but the 46% increase so far is statistically an enormously significant surge and a sign that the problem is getting much more severe.
A recent study reported that more than four times as many American active-duty military personnel and veterans have died by suicide than have died in combat in the two decades since 9/11.
A recent study reported that more than four times as many American active-duty military personnel and veterans have died by suicide than have died in combat in the two decades since 9/11.
Active-Duty Army Suicides Jump 46 Percent Since Biden Took Over - NEWS HOUR FIRST
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I'm hesitant to lay all this at Biden's feet (correlation vs causation thing), but there is obviously something that has happened during his term in office that is causing this. After effects of the isolation that happened during COVID? Policy changes in the military?
I absolutely agree with the line in the article, "That said, there are certain factors we can point to which, at the very least, aren’t helping the situation at all. At worst they might be contributing."
If this is a serious problem, then treat it like a serious problem. I know that there are many resources available, periodic briefings given, and speeches made about the importance of this, but where's the level of scrutiny given to suicides as was given to COVID? Both are serious, but suicided in the military was over 500 in CY21 while to date, COVID deaths for service members sits at 96.
More needs to be done.
I absolutely agree with the line in the article, "That said, there are certain factors we can point to which, at the very least, aren’t helping the situation at all. At worst they might be contributing."
If this is a serious problem, then treat it like a serious problem. I know that there are many resources available, periodic briefings given, and speeches made about the importance of this, but where's the level of scrutiny given to suicides as was given to COVID? Both are serious, but suicided in the military was over 500 in CY21 while to date, COVID deaths for service members sits at 96.
More needs to be done.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
I do resiliency work for Service to the Armed Forces. We reach only a very small percentage of the force. Those we do find it really helpful according to surveys...and we've actually had people send us comments like: you convinced me not to give my spouse divorce papers (I had no idea- we never talked about that) and I was thinking of killing myself but now I see, that's not a solution...
The military claims to have resiliency sessions but they are a slide deck with a person for whom it is an additional duty...useless and that's what the troops say
The military claims to have resiliency sessions but they are a slide deck with a person for whom it is an additional duty...useless and that's what the troops say
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Try as I might I can't imagine a reason to kill myself. I've been through 'some stuff' but that never occurred to me. Capping a few other people? "Yes", however it never got past the detailed planning stage (that was my dark humor/sarcasm, folks). I just can't put myself in those shoes and though I feel grief when it happens my questions is always, "Why?"
Those are some of the shadows that lay across my soul.
Those are some of the shadows that lay across my soul.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown I think the military needs to do more training with the squad, platoon and company leaders to help identify those that are most at risk of committing this horrific act. Most will find suicide training boring and not believe it does any good. It isn't true what many think; that if a person wants to commit suicide, they are going to do it anyways. There are almost always identifiably signs. Many think by asking if they are thinking of suicide will encourage them to do it. Whatever our military needs to to fix this problem they need to do and NOW. Obviously, the problems is only getting worse and it's not going to just "go away."
At my school I participated in "youth mental health first aid." It really opened my eyes to the little signs of a student in trouble that I never saw before the training.
At my school I participated in "youth mental health first aid." It really opened my eyes to the little signs of a student in trouble that I never saw before the training.
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