News From the Cause
Military moves to front line of suicide prevention (NPR)
November 15, 2010
In September, four soldiers at Ft. Hood — veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — took their own lives in the course of one week. More than a hundred Army troops have killed themselves this year. Host Scott Simon talks with Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deborah, about the increased efforts to curb suicides by military servicemen and women. Click here to view
