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Since the 2001 launch of the war on terror, suicide rates have roughly doubled in the military.
A report released earlier this year by the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee .
About half of military suicides on Defense Department property involve people 25 years old or younger.
The report lists dozens of recommendations to improve service member well-being and reduce suicide problem.
The SPRIRC report is past the June due date set by Austin , but a Defense Department spokesperson says it’s coming.
In the first quarter of 2023 , the Army recorded 49 suicides, compared to 37 in the same time frame in 2022 .
The demand for mental and behavioral health services far outpaces available providers, a challenge that the military and VA face.
SPRIRC task force found it’s not unusual for such successes to operate in a silo or, when leadership changes within units, the program to fade away.
In March , the Defense Department announced a few of the recommendations would be adopted immediately.
The report also recommends screening for excessive alcohol use and displaying alcohol less prominently in military exchanges.
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