Pentagon Report Places Blame For The Rise In Suicides

SUICIDE PREVENTION REPORT - Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli discusses the Army's Health Promotion, Risk Reduction, and Suicide Prevention Report during a press conference at the Pentagon, Washington D.C., July 29, 2010. The report was a 15-month effort to better understand the increasing rate of suicides in the force. U.S. Army photo by D. Myles Cullen

Army Suicides: Poor Leadership, Not Repeat Deployments Blamed -- McClatchy News

WASHINGTON — A new Army report has found that inattention to rising rates of drug abuse and criminal activity among soldiers and not repeat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan is responsible for the record-high levels of suicide among troops.

The 350-page report, which was released Thursday, said that military commanders are so focused on preparing their troops for war that they've allowed troops to engage in risky behavior at home that may lead to suicide.

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More News On The Growing Problem Of Suicides In The Military

Pentagon Report Places Blame for Suicides -- New York Times
Soldiers' Suicide Rate Tied to Access to Problems at Home -- Wall Street Journal
Military Stress: Army Releases Report on Suicide Prevention -- CBS News
Army Report Finds Rising Suicide Rate Among Troops -- NPR (audio)
Army Vice Chief Peter Chiarelli Addresses Soldier Suicides, Drug Abuse -- NPR (audio)
Army: Rising suicide rate reflects risk-taking -- AP
Army suicides linked to risky behavior, lax discipline -- USA Today
Report: 'High-risk behavior' contributes to rising Army suicide rate -- CNN
U.S. Army Stressed After Nearly a Decade of War -- ABC
Report links suicide spike to risky behaviors -- Army Times
Army Releases Suicide Report, Prevention Recommendations -- U.S. Department of Defense
US army suicide rate exceeds national average -- Financial Times
Can the Army's New Suicide Prevention Plan Really Work? -- The Atlantic