Editorial: The New York Times
Here is a horrifying fact about the human cost of the costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: The suicide rate among active duty soldiers has doubled since 2001. Officials talk of a near epidemic as they warn that the pace of suicides among soldiers and Marines is likely to top last year’s tally of 182 active duty members.
The numbers are even worse when suicides of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are included. There’s an average of 53 suicides a year among patients at veterans’ hospitals, plus an unknown number among the three out of four who never use veterans’ services.
Congress is rushing to enact prevention measures that should have been in place long ago. The Pentagon spending bill for next year provides for significant increases in mental health specialists and services to close the alarming gap in care. It is also preparing hearings to examine the possible link between repeated deployments and suicide.
Read more at The New York Times
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