Attacking Suicide
Posted by Chaplain Campbell. Filed in Active Duty, Chaplains, Families, Information, News, Spouses |
Suicide.
A word filled with pain and fear. Sadly, it is a word that is in the news this year, as the suicide rate among U.S. Army soldiers continues to rise towards record levels for the second year in a row.
Today, CNN reports, “Fort Hood, Texas Base commander LTG Rick Lynch identified one major stress problem there: Soldiers were working long hours and not spending time with their families between deployments.”
Reports from the base say that Lynch began to make these changes after a blunt conversation with one Army wife about priorities. LTG Lynch made “focus on the family” a key part of the base environment. Now, every soldier on a day schedule leaves work in time to be home for dinner by 6 p.m. On Thursdays, many are told to leave by 3 p.m. so they can spend the afternoon with their family. No one works weekends without the general’s approval.
And yet, this is still not enough, as the statistics show.
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If you or a loved one feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or pain, reach out – to a friend, spouse, chaplain or counselor.
Help is waiting for you, and with support and time, better days can come again.
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Tags: counseling, counselor, Families, Family, relationships, suicide
