Army suicides continue to rise 82 since January

Just one question: When will they ever learn they have been dead wrong on how to treat them?

June 11th, 2009
Army suicides continue to rise
Posted: 04:18 PM ET
By Mike Mount
CNN Senior Pentagon Producer
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The suicide rate among U.S. Army soldiers jumped in May — continuing a four-month upward trend and on a record pace for a second straight year, according to Army statistics released Thursday.

Last month the deaths of 17 soldiers were either confirmed or suspected to be suicides, up from 13 in April and 13 in March, the new numbers revealed. The Army said the total number of potential or confirmed suicides since January stands at 82. Last year the Army recorded a record 133 suicides.

Earlier this year Army officials saw the suicide numbers moving up, and by February said the service was on track for a record year for suicides.

Only one of the 17 in May has been confirmed as a suicide, while the others remain under investigation and are listed as “potential suicides,” according to the latest statistics.

The Army initially classifies a death as “potential suicide” or “confirmed suicide” and moves the numbers between categories after an investigation into the death is complete, according to Army officials.
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