A special investigation has found that 41 military personnel and veterans have taken their own lives this year, the same as the number of Australians who were killed in Afghanistan during 13 years of war. It says a high number of Australian soldiers return from war zones depressed, anxious and in despair but unable to find help. Families who lost loved ones have spoken out in the report to highlight the plight of military men and women at risk. “The number of suicides and the incidence of despair, depression and broken lives among our veteran community is a national shame,” the retired lieutenant-general said. “We will do anything we can to prevent any suicide that we possibly can,” Hodson said.

Source: The Guardian August 13, 2016 21:56 UTC