The Military Times (12/18, Kime) reports that for the third year in a row, “suicides among active-duty members have remained relatively steady, which Pentagon officials say could indicate that suicide-awareness and -prevention programs are hitting their mark.” Data released by the Defense Department indicate that “275 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines took their own lives this year as of Dec. 15 – two more than in 2014 and 22 more than in 2013.” Still, “the relatively steady pattern following a peak of 321 in 2012 is encouraging news, Defense Suicide Prevention Office director Keita Franklin said in a Dec. 15 interview.”
Related Links:
— “Military suicides hold steady in 2015,” Patricia Kime, Military Times, December 17, 2015.