GRAPHIC: Combating a Surge in Suicides

An internal Army document shows an increase in Army suicides and suicide attempts, the highest since the Army began keeping such records and occurring at a much higher rate in the Army than in other brances of the military.

SOURCE: Defense Department | The Washington Post - January 31, 2008

This Story Soldier Suicides at Record Level Article \| Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside, a psychiatric outpatient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who was waiting for the Army to decide whether to court-martial her for endangering another soldier and turning a gun on herself last year in Iraq, attempted to kill herself Monday evening. In so doing, the... Beyond Walter Reed Combating a Surge in Suicides Transcript: National Security and Intelligence Full Series: Walter Reed and Beyond Whiteside's Suicide Note GRAPHIC: Combating a Surge in Suicides		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Defense Department \| The Washington Post - January 31, 2008 ¬es=An internal Army document shows an increase in Army suicides and suicide attempts, the highest since the Army began keeping such records and occurring at a much higher rate in the Army than in other brances of the military." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Defense Department \| The Washington Post - January 31, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		Related Full Series: Walter Reed and Beyond More on washingtonpost.com • More Nation News » washingtonpost.com
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This Story Soldier Suicides at Record Level Article \| Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside, a psychiatric outpatient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who was waiting for the Army to decide whether to court-martial her for endangering another soldier and turning a gun on herself last year in Iraq, attempted to kill herself Monday evening. In so doing, the... Beyond Walter Reed Combating a Surge in Suicides Transcript: National Security and Intelligence Full Series: Walter Reed and Beyond Whiteside's Suicide Note GRAPHIC: Combating a Surge in Suicides		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Defense Department \| The Washington Post - January 31, 2008 ¬es=An internal Army document shows an increase in Army suicides and suicide attempts, the highest since the Army began keeping such records and occurring at a much higher rate in the Army than in other brances of the military." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Defense Department \| The Washington Post - January 31, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic		Related Full Series: Walter Reed and Beyond More on washingtonpost.com • More Nation News » washingtonpost.com
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