By Elaine WilsonAmerican Forces Press Service
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8, 2010 - The military must address the stress wearing down the force and work to end the stigma surrounding mental health care to combat rising suicide rates, the chair of the Department of Defense Task Force on the Prevention of Suicide said today.
"Suicide prevention is a huge challenge in the military," Army Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Philip Volpe said. "There's stress on our family members and stress on our servicemembers. This is a unique time. Nowhere before in our history did people have to deploy over and over again."
Volpe stressed the need for better military suicide prevention efforts and outlined his task force's recommendations for doing so during the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Suicide Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp here...MORE
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8, 2010 - The military must address the stress wearing down the force and work to end the stigma surrounding mental health care to combat rising suicide rates, the chair of the Department of Defense Task Force on the Prevention of Suicide said today.
"Suicide prevention is a huge challenge in the military," Army Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Philip Volpe said. "There's stress on our family members and stress on our servicemembers. This is a unique time. Nowhere before in our history did people have to deploy over and over again."
Volpe stressed the need for better military suicide prevention efforts and outlined his task force's recommendations for doing so during the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Suicide Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp here...MORE
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