The increase in suicides among military personnel has raised concern. This book reviews the current evidence on suicide epidemiology in the military, identifies state-of-the-art suicide-prevention programs, describes and catalogs suicide-prevention activities in the U.S. Department of Defense and across each service, and recommends ways to ensure that the activities in DoD and across each service reflect state-of-the-art prevention science.
Language
English
Pages
228
Format
Paperback
Publisher
RAND Corporation
Release
April 16, 2011
ISBN
0833049712
ISBN 13
9780833049711
The War Within: Preventing Suicide in the U.S. Military
The increase in suicides among military personnel has raised concern. This book reviews the current evidence on suicide epidemiology in the military, identifies state-of-the-art suicide-prevention programs, describes and catalogs suicide-prevention activities in the U.S. Department of Defense and across each service, and recommends ways to ensure that the activities in DoD and across each service reflect state-of-the-art prevention science.