The rate of young veterans (ages 18-29) committing suicide has increased nearly 50% in the past few years, yielding 60 suicides for every 100,000 vets. On the contrary, the number of post-war suicides is decreasing for veterans ages 35-64 in the last three years. Theres people that certainly have that desire and sometimes they just need to get some help, says Dick Taylor, Director of the Kern County Veteran Service Department Taylor attributes the increase in suicides to the break-neck pace of a military career, while Patten says its due to the change in economy and job availability. Look back to world war two. When those guys got home they went to work putting hub caps on Buicks. They went to work building houses, they had something to do. These youngsters coming home today... they dont always have that.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 13:59:36 +0000
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