Army, Mental Health Agency To Study Suicide Risk Factors
On Wednesday, the Army announced that it plans to partner with the National Institute of Mental Health on a five-year, $50 million study to determine the causes and risk factors of suicide. The study is in response to the increasing rate of suicide among service members since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
- "Army and Agency Will Study Rising Suicide Rate Among Soldiers" (Alvarez, New York Times, 10/30).