Army Post Sets Example in Curbing Suicides, Preventable Deaths

News Article: Army Post Sets Example in Curbing Suicides, Preventable Deaths

defense.gov 15 Feb '13, 9pm

Army Post Sets Example in Curbing Suicides, Preventable Deaths

Army Post Sets Example in Curbing Suicides, Preventable Deaths By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2013 As military leaders struggle to reverse rising suicide rates within the force, Fort Bliss, Texas, is bucking the national trend, reporting a 30-percent drop last year and serving as a promising model for the Army and its sister services. Fort Bliss had the lowest suicide rate in the Army during 2012 -- four confirmed and one still under investigation from its population of 33,000 soldiers. That’s down from seven in 2011. Fort Bliss reported three other preventable soldier deaths last year, also the Army’s lowest rate. This came at a time suicides increased in the overall Army and across the military as a whole, despite sweeping initiatives across the services and the Defense Department to stem them. So what’s the magic formula at Fort Blis...

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@MC_FP » 21 Feb '13, 3pm
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@ehernandez64 » 20 Feb '13, 9pm
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@tbar3713 » 18 Feb '13, 3pm
RT @RepScottHolcomb: Leadership matters: comprehensive approach and command emphasis are helping reduce suicides at Fort Bliss [link] #vets
@RepScottHolcomb » 18 Feb '13, 2pm
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@MagiciansWheel » 18 Feb '13, 1am
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@steveht02 » 17 Feb '13, 11pm
A lot of good ideas here on how to prevent military suicides and preventable deaths. [link]
@CloseDanger » 17 Feb '13, 10pm
RT @Doctrine_Man: Seems like only yesterday when Army Maj. Gen Dana Pittard was taking heat for comments on suicide. Now, his post... [link]
@Doctrine_Man » 17 Feb '13, 10pm
Seems like only yesterday when Army Maj. Gen Dana Pittard was taking heat for comments on suicide. Now, his post... [link]
@eiacosta » 17 Feb '13, 10pm
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@nataliebowlds » 17 Feb '13, 10pm
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@aviatorhawk » 17 Feb '13, 10pm
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@perryjefferies » 16 Feb '13, 1pm
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@Irishdragon7 » 16 Feb '13, 2am
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@MaggieDuke3 » 16 Feb '13, 2am
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@officership » 15 Feb '13, 11pm
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@AbuSaltamontes » 15 Feb '13, 9pm
holy shit. only the Pentagon has enough PR and nerve to spin suicides into #propaganda: [link] #GWOT #casualties #USAUSA
@eminaemotions » 15 Feb '13, 9pm
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Army Post Sets Example in Curbing Suicides, Preventable Deaths [link]
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