Army suicides

On Friday, it was reported that the number of suicides in the U.S. army has hit its highest rate since 1993. Last year a total of 83 soldiers, not counting four other soldiers whose cause of death is still under investigation, committed suicide. In 2004 67 committed suicide, also in 2003 60 killed themselves. The suicide rate since 2001 has gradually been climbing until now it is almost as great as it was in 1993. In 1993, there were 90 suicides, a rate of 14.2 per 100,000, last year the rate of suicides was 13 per 100,000. To help fight against the increasing amounts of suicides, the Army now provides even more mental health professionals and combat stress teams with units. Also to help lower the suicide rate, soldiers recieve cards and booklets that show warning symptoms of suicide and how to recieve help, but some say that this is still not enough.