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Are Soldier and Gridiron Suicides Linked?

By Marjorie Morrison Dec. 05, 2012

There has been a spate of football suicides lately, tracing the increase in self-killings now occurring in the U.S. military.

Is there a link?

To be sure, both war with its IEDs and football with its tackles can bruise a …

Military Mental Health

Veterans Are Only Part of the Challenge

By Marjorie Morrison Oct. 10, 2012

Our active-duty military is in the midst of a mental-health crisis: the suicide numbers are climbing and the volume of psychotropic medications prescribed is multiplying.

While both President Obama and Mitt Romney have plans …