| The shocking reality and hidden statistic of war 06:37 - Mar 18 with 826 views | noggin |
Post 9.11, over 4 times as many US servicemen died from suicide as were killed in combat. Many more will be living with debilitating mental health issues.
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| The shocking reality and hidden statistic of war on 06:56 - Mar 18 with 778 views | Swansea_Blue |
Wow. I’ve always found the US approach to veterans really perverse. On the one hand the population are whipped up to fanatical levels of support for them, whilst simultaneously many vets are abandoned and end up on the streets. The support seems rather performative.
It’s not a good time for a mental health crisis in the US (nor here by the looks of today’s announcement, but that’s another story). |  |
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| The shocking reality and hidden statistic of war on 08:19 - Mar 18 with 706 views | Guthrum |
| The shocking reality and hidden statistic of war on 06:56 - Mar 18 by Swansea_Blue |
Wow. I’ve always found the US approach to veterans really perverse. On the one hand the population are whipped up to fanatical levels of support for them, whilst simultaneously many vets are abandoned and end up on the streets. The support seems rather performative.
It’s not a good time for a mental health crisis in the US (nor here by the looks of today’s announcement, but that’s another story). |
Clapping on the doorstep. The overt veneration absolves them from having to do anything about the underlying issues. |  |
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| The shocking reality and hidden statistic of war on 08:36 - Mar 18 with 668 views | bsw72 |
This was only really starting to be tracked in the mid 90s, and then a real focus in mid 2000s. I would also suggest that this is not isolated to the US it is just that they have a more established means of tracking suicide rates as opposed to the MOD method of recording the same.
Not sure why it comes as a surprise - modern combat is heavily weighted in the favour of the more technically and medically advanced military units (US, UK etc) so combat deaths are reduced and survival rates from combat zones are higher, however exposure to combat remains the same, therefore you can assume PTSD rates are higher, therefore self harm and suicide are also raised.
Those of us who have never served, especially in a combat zone will have any comprehension of the toll it takes on the human psyche. Worst thing is the nature of combat may often hold them back for seeking help for anyone who has not faced a similar challenge.
Everything about it is a perfect storm for the individuals impacted, and not sure whether it will ever change. |  | | |
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