Washington (CNN) Suicides among active duty military personnel assigned to US Special Operations Command tripled in 2018, in a disturbing and as yet unexplained spike, CNN has learned.
Special Operations units saw 22 deaths by suicide in 2018, almost triple the eight cases seen in 2017, according to figures provided to CNN by the command.
SOCOM, as it's known, is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations component of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force that take on counterterrorism and other specialized missions.
Based in Tampa, Florida, the command includes some of the military's most highly trained and effective fighting forces, including the Army's Delta Force and the Navy's SEAL Team Six.==
While sudden spikes in suicide rates have been noted in both the military and civilian populations, military officials who spoke to CNN said what has happened at SOCOM is striking. The surge in SOCOM suicides comes as the Marine Corps and Navy are experiencing 10-year highs in the number of suicide deaths.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/02/politics/socom-military-suicide-spike-2018/index.html
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Young Dietician in New York Commits Suicide: See Her Heartbreaking Note
A young Manhattan dietitian hanged herself in her West Village apartment after posting a suicide note online in which she apologized to her mom and said she “felt absolutely nothing during what should have been the happiest and darkest times in my life,” police sources said Thursday.
San Francisco native Tara Condell, 27, was found dead with a cloth around her neck inside the bedroom of her home on West 10th Street around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday after police were called to the residence for a wellness check, sources said.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-dietitian-27-hangs-herself-after-posting-suicide-note
==Mourners gather to remember 10-year-old suicide victim
Seven Bridges’ mother says she hopes her son’s death will make a difference when it comes to bullying.==
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – Hundreds gathered at Bates Memorial Baptist Church to say their final goodbyes to a 10-year-old boy who committed suicide last month after being bullied at school.
Seven Bridges’ mother says she hopes her son’s death will make a difference when it comes to bullying.
Seven’s story went viral, shining a light on suicides and bullying.
His mother Tami Charles says she also plans to pursue legal action against Jefferson County Public Schools.
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/mourners-gather-to-remember-10-year-old-suicide-victim/417-e8139c01-03cb-4ad1-bde0-ccc8408aa4f9
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Nursing Home Suicides (to escape abuse?)
Two Fort Lee deaths at same apartment building investigated as suicides
The death of a woman who fell from a 14th floor apartment in Fort Lee on Wednesday was being investigated as a suicide, the second in four days at the building, authorities said.
Police arrived at the Malcolm Towers on Main Street around 1:45 p.m. and found the woman, Capt. Matthew Hintze said. Her name was not released.
On Sunday, an 81-year-old woman fell from the 10th floor of the building at about 12 p.m., Hintze said. Her name has not been released.
The Malcolm Towers is classified as a senior housing building, Hintze said. The building has 16 floors, according to apartments.com.
According to property records, the owner lives in Maine. A phone number could not be found for the owner. A working phone number for Malcom Towers was not available.
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/fort-lee/2019/01/31/fort-lee-second-death-investigated-suicide-same-building/2737866002/