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Military moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a number of improvements in access to mental health care to try to reduce suicides in the military.
By Tara Copp, AP and Lolita C. Baldor, AP
Latest "Military Suicides" stories
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The military may be required to start tracking suicides by job assignments
In hope of more answers, the plan is part of the Senate's annual defense authorization bill up for debate in coming weeks.
Military suicide prevention efforts are falling short, Pentagon concedes
The number of active-duty suicides increased every year from 2015 to 2020.
The searing pain of losing a service member to suicide calls us to action
The shock and despair, as always, come forward at the speed of light.
By Michael L. "Mikey" Weinstein