U.S. Army: War at Home

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February 10, 2009
The U.S. Army recently revealed the suicide rates among American soldiers were at a 30-year high. Newsy.com takes a look at the causes and consequences.
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IndigoIndigo
February 10, 2009
07:53 PM
I had no idea that suicides were such a problem in the Army. Fortunately, chaplains are being encouraged to promote Christianity as suicide prevention. Because psychologists just have too divided of a loyalty between the government and the soldiers.
No PhotoChristina
February 10, 2009
05:31 PM
I've heard there's also a kind of "macho culture" in that the men who serve will put off or avoid going to the doctor when they're sick, because they might face ridicule for not being tough enough to steel through it. This makes silent sufering an inherent by-product. Suicide prevention training should help, but for any real change to happen they have to change that culture of stone-faced silence.
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