Carol Forsloff - The
American Society for Suicide Prevention asks the public to sign a
petition that will help some of our soldiers be put to rest not only
with the nation's honors but also the President's condolences.
American Society for Suicide Prevention asks the public to sign a
petition that will help some of our soldiers be put to rest not only
with the nation's honors but also the President's condolences.
Last
November, the White House announced that it was reviewing the policy
that prevents President Obama from sending a condolence letter to
families of military service members who have died by suicide.
that prevents President Obama from sending a condolence letter to
families of military service members who have died by suicide.
The
American Society for Suicide Prevention
tells us, "While soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines on active duty
who die by suicide receive full military honors at burial, the lack of
acknowledgment and condolence from the president only leaves families of
those who died with a feeling that somehow their sacrifices are worth
less to our country than the sacrifices of other military families.
American Society for Suicide Prevention
tells us, "While soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines on active duty
who die by suicide receive full military honors at burial, the lack of
acknowledgment and condolence from the president only leaves families of
those who died with a feeling that somehow their sacrifices are worth
less to our country than the sacrifices of other military families.
In
2005 while doing an investigation of suicides and the military, CBS
discovered the Veterans Administration had compiled no statistics on the
rate of suicides across the armed forces both active and non active
status. So the media outlet conducted its own study.
2005 while doing an investigation of suicides and the military, CBS
discovered the Veterans Administration had compiled no statistics on the
rate of suicides across the armed forces both active and non active
status. So the media outlet conducted its own study.
CBS did an investigation,
asking all 50 states for their suicide data, based on death records,
for veterans and non-veterans, that dated back to 1995 and found what
was described to be "stunning" results.
asking all 50 states for their suicide data, based on death records,
for veterans and non-veterans, that dated back to 1995 and found what
was described to be "stunning" results.
"In 2005, for example, in just those 45 states, there were at least
6,256 suicides among those who served in the armed forces. That’s 120
each and every week, in just one year. "They also found the group with
the highest number of suicides was among veterans among the ages of 20
to 24 who had served in the war on
terror.
The
American Society for Suicide Prevention is encouraging Americans to
join its organization in asking for an overturn of the policy on letters
of condolence. They say: "Please sign this petition to help us send
the message that by overturning this policy on letters of condolence,
the commander-in-chief can send a strong signal that America will not
tolerate a culture in our Armed Forces that discriminates against those
with a mental illness."
American Society for Suicide Prevention is encouraging Americans to
join its organization in asking for an overturn of the policy on letters
of condolence. They say: "Please sign this petition to help us send
the message that by overturning this policy on letters of condolence,
the commander-in-chief can send a strong signal that America will not
tolerate a culture in our Armed Forces that discriminates against those
with a mental illness."
The
petition is on the organization's
website.
petition is on the organization's
website.
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