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Download or read book QUICK FACTS ABOUT SUICIDE AMONG SERVICE - MEMBERS AND VETERANS - by written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Department of Defense, Department of Defense Suicide Event Report, Calendar Year 2010 Annual Report, Executive Summary and Chapter 2, www.t2health.org) Some of the factors that reduce the risk of suicide in the general population did not appear to be as protective for service members. [...] Department of Defense, Department of Defense Task Force on the Prevention of Suicide by Members of the Armed Forces, Executive Summary, 2010, http://www.health.mil) Stressors faced by our Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom service members that may be contributing to the rising suicide rate include the fast pace and difficult and dangerous nature of operations; long deployment. [...] (Uniformed Services University and Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, "Courage to Care - Suicide Facts for Primary Care Providers," www.usuhs.mil and www.cstsonline.org) Measures by the Armed Forces to Help Prevent Active Duty Suicide In response to the alarming increases in suicides among our Afghan and Iraqi War service members, the Department of Defense established and implemented a mu. [...] Department of Defense, Department of Defense Task Force on the Prevention of Suicide by Members of the Armed Forces, Executive Summary, 2010, http://www.health.mil) The task force thus made extensive and specific organizational recommendations to improve the Defense Department's suicide prevention strategy: improvement of the leadership and direction on suicide prevention; emphasis on stress red. [...] Department of Defense, Department of Defense Task Force on the Prevention of Suicide by Members of the Armed Forces, Executive Summary, 2010, http://www.health.mil) The Department of Defense has been keeping track of military suicides with a standardized system since 2008, so characteristics of service members who died by suicide are being accurately reported.