The report, compiled and published by the top medical officer in the Canadian Forces, also concluded that many of the 18 military personnel had sought some type of mental-health treatment shortly before their deaths. The issue of military suicide is “a little more personal for me,” said Sajjan, himself a veteran of the Afghan combat mission. But Sajjan said the policy will also pay significant attention to supporting Canada’s military personnel, the subject of much debate and criticism in recent years. The Canadian Forces has ramped up mental-health services since a rash of suicides in 2013 forced the issue into the public consciousness. The report also found is a growing acceptance within military medical circles of a link between military suicides and deployments overseas.

Source: thestar November 23, 2016 20:27 UTC