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Pentagon Suicide Report Shows How Deep The Army’s Problems Go
« on: Saturday, Oct 22, 2022 07:03 am »
Pentagon Suicide Report Shows How Deep The Army’s Problems Go
 
MICAELA BURROW
REPORTER
October 22, 2022
8:47 AM ET
 
The Pentagon’s annual active duty suicide report, released Thursday, showed a decrease or minimal change rates for all services except the Army, which saw a slight increase between 2020 and 2021.

Experts say this points to deeper problems within Army culture, such as stigma over seeking assistance with mental health and a historic recruiting shortfall.
“They’re frankly falling short,” Cole Lyle, executive director of Mission Roll Call, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The Pentagon’s annual active duty military suicide report shows how the Army continues to lag behind the other services when it comes to military culture, experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

https://dailycaller.com/2022/10/22/pentagon-suicide-report-army-problems/
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