Military lags on suicide prevention, report says

Military lags on suicide prevention, report says
Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, October 21, 2007
Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A15


In 2006, 30 soldiers and Marines committed suicide while serving in the war in Iraq, the most in any year since it began in 2003, according to information released by the Defense Manpower Data Center in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by The Bee.

This year is on track to meet or surpass that number with at least 27 suicides so far in 2007.

Soldiers and Marines are being required to serve on the front lines for longer than any time in U.S. military history, according to a report on mental health by the Army's Office of the Surgeon General.
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