Number of suicides in US military drops in 2013
Washington (AFP) April 25, 2014 - The number of suicides in the US military dropped by 18 percent in 2013 but rose among part-time soldiers in the reserves, the Pentagon said Friday. A new report said 261 active-duty troops took their lives last year, compared to 318 in 2012, according to "preliminary" figures. Suicide levels, however, have not dramatically changed over the past six years even though large numbers of US ... more

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