Canadian Army instructors discuss mechanized infantry defence tactics with their Ukrainian Armed Forces colleagues during Exercise RAPID TRIDENT in Starychi, Ukraine on June 30, 2016. (Joint Task Force Ukraine)
OTTAWA – The Canadian military says 18 service members died by suicide last year.
The findings are contained in a report published today by the surgeon general of the Canadian Armed Forces.
The report says many of the 18 had sought some type of mental-health treatment shortly before taking their own lives.
It also concludes that army members were more likely to kill themselves than members of the general population, as well as fellow service …read more
Source: Macleans
