US Marine Corps Ended 2011 With 175 Suicide Attempts

Marine Corps Ends 2011 With Record Number Of Suicide Attempts -- North County Times

The Marine Corps ended 2011 with 175 suicide attempts among its active-duty troops, the highest number ever recorded.

Thirty-three Marines committed suicide during the year, down from 37 reported in 2010, according to the latest report from service's Suicide Prevention Program.

The 175 attempted suicides were three more than the 172 recorded in 2010 and more than twice the 82 recorded in 2002, the first year the Marine Corps began keeping a detailed count of the grim statistic.

Suicide attempts jumped dramatically between 2007 and 2008, going from 103 to 146.

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My Comment: This is a crisis that is not going to go away for a very long time.