MILITARY: Marine Corps sees big drop in monthly suicide statistics

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Source: North County (CA) Times



MILITARY: Marine Corps sees big drop in monthly suicide statistics
By MARK WALKER | Posted: July 14, 2010 8:41 pm

The U.S. Marine Corps recorded one suicide in June and nine attempted suicides, the lowest monthly figures of the year.

The numbers are down substantially from May, when the service recorded seven suicides and 16 attempted suicides.
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"We'll have to wait for two or three more months to see if it is in fact a trend or just an aberration," said the counselor, Bill Rider of the Oceanside-based American Combat Veterans of War. "I would like to think the Marine Corps' efforts are doing something, but there is no question that suicide comes along with war."
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So far this year, 22 Marines among the force's 202,000 troops have killed themselves and 102 have attempted suicide, according to the statistics kept by the Marine Corps Suicide Prevention Program.





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