‘Emotional And Mental Wounds’: Taking Better Care Of Our Returning Soldiers

Opinion

‘Emotional And Mental Wounds’: Taking Better Care Of Our Returning Soldiers

Michelle Black

Military and veteran suicide has become an epidemic in our country. In 2017, a year when only 21 soldiers were killed in combat, 318 active-duty soldiers and 6,139 veterans died by suicide.

The military has tried to address this issue by providing a variety of counseling and support resources to soldiers and veterans. Unfortunately, those resources are not taken advantage of as fully as they should be, as soldiers often avoid seeking help for reasons of pride or fear.

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