18 Veterans Kill Themselves Every Day; 30 Attempt Suicide Daily

[tekisui]

Source: The Raw Story

The suicide rate among war veterans is extraordinary, new data reveals.

Thirty try to commit suicide each day, on average, reports the Army Times. Seven percent succeed, while 11 percent are likely to make another attempt in the next nine months.

That adds up to 18 retired soldiers who successfully kill themselves daily -- 6,570 annually -- roughly five a day by service members receiving medical care from Veterans Affairs, rated one of the best health programs in the country.

The Times noted that "In general, VA officials said, women attempt suicide more often, but men are more likely to succeed in the attempt."

The report cites access to health care and age -- younger veterans are less likely to try -- as two major factors in the suicide rate, and notes that the VA is seeking to strengthen its suicide prevention programs.

more: http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0423/18-veterans-suicide-day/

[ensho]

1. isn't war wonderful

nt

[fascisthunter]

2. this is the pro-war crowd's responsibility

yet they aren't honest enough to admit something like this because they just don't give a damn about the human beings wearing the uniforms.

[Robb]

5. Absurd. That would be as legitimate as to say

...the "anti-war crowd" don't give a damn about women.

Ibn-e Sina Emergency Hospital in Kabul logged more than 600 suicide attempts, mostly women, in 2009. Kabul's population is, at tops, 3 million.

Reasonable people give a damn about all human beings. You should be ashamed for suggesting otherwise.

[midnight]

3. This is not right. Open up the doors to health care.

[Blue Owl]

4. Again, nary a peep from the M$M motherfuckers

The way the M$M hypes war, one would think they'd be concerned for those who are actually involved in it.

They only hype the fairy tale -- never the actual grim reality of it.

And meanwhile, the war profiteers continue to cash in their hefty blood money checks for the foreseeable future.