Army report: Soldier suicides on the rise - TheHill.com: "Suicides reported among active-duty soldiers more than doubled in October, according to Army data released Friday.
The Army is investigating 16 potential suicides for October in comparison to the seven suicides reported to Army officials in September of this year. The Army is still investigating four of the suicides reported in September.
The newly released October data brings the number of reported suicides in 2009 to 133, 18 more cases than were reported between January 2008 and October 2008."
Among soldiers in the Reserve component of the Army, who are not serving on active duty, there were eight potential suicides in October, bringing the total number so far this year to 69 reported suicides among reservists. For the same period last year, the Army reported 47 suicides among reserve soldiers. The latest Army suicide data comes as the service ramps up its suicide-prevention efforts.
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