{"id":833035,"date":"2021-09-30T21:15:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T01:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=833035"},"modified":"2021-09-30T21:15:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T01:15:37","slug":"dod-vows-to-help-u-s-troops-veterans-avoid-suicide-amid-rising-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dod-vows-to-help-u-s-troops-veterans-avoid-suicide-amid-rising-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"DOD vows to help U.S. troops, veterans avoid suicide amid rising rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdod-vows-to-help-u-s-troops-veterans-avoid-suicide-amid-rising-rates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=833035&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2536360\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2536360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA \u2013 AUGUST 30: U.S. Department of Defense Press Secretary John Kirby speaks at a press briefing. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 5:54 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, September 30, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A new report revealed an increase in the number of suicides among U.S. service men and women. According to the Pentagon\u2019s annual report, 580 U.S. troops committed suicide last year. This showed a 15 percent rise from 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Officials cited mental health challenges and insufficient efforts to prevent suicides as the reasons behind the increase. Meanwhile, the Pentagon commented on its latest report.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the department\u2019s spokesman John Kirby vowed to expand the support for service members and veterans in order to improve their mental health and quality of life. The Pentagon said it\u2019s working with Veterans Affairs to change the tragic trend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must redouble our efforts to provide all of our people with the care and the resources they need to reduce stigmas and barriers to that care, and to ensure that our community uses simple safety measures and precautions to reduce the risk of future tragedies,\u201d said Kirby. \u201cWe\u2019ll continue to work swiftly and urgently in close collaboration with our partners at the Department of Veterans Affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PentagonPresSec?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PentagonPresSec<\/a>: Today, the Department of Defense released the Calendar Year 2020 Annual Suicide Report. We continue to take action to prevent suicides while supporting our military members and their families. As the Secretary has said, every death by suicide is a tragedy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eWnJz4Balg\">pic.twitter.com\/eWnJz4Balg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Department of Defense \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@DeptofDefense) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeptofDefense\/status\/1443638929438265348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Back in June, a study found some 30,000 U.S. veterans and troops have died by suicide since 2001.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gop-lawmakers-incarceration-of-lt-col-scheller-is-political\/\">GOP Lawmakers: Incarceration Of Lt. Col. Scheller Is Political<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA \u2013 AUGUST 30: U.S. Department of Defense Press Secretary John Kirby speaks at a press briefing. 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