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The silent war

2024/9/3
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叙述者:报道了美国军人自杀危机,特别是现役军人自杀人数超过战争死亡人数的现象,并以Austin Valley的案例为例,引出了军队内部存在的系统性问题。 Eric Vallee和Stephanie Vallee:讲述了儿子Austin Valley自杀的经过,以及军队未能履行对Austin进行有效看护的承诺,指责军队领导层缺乏关怀,忽视士兵的困境,军队文化发生了变化,从过去的兄弟情谊转变为以自我为中心的氛围,军队已经从兄弟情谊转变为以数字为导向的企业文化。他们认为军队的责任是照顾士兵,而不是仅仅关注自身利益。 Dr. Craig Joseph Bryan:从专业角度分析了军人自杀问题,指出军人自杀率上升并非仅仅与部署和战斗有关,而是与多种因素有关,包括人际关系、经济压力和心理健康问题。他认为方便获取武器是一个常见且严重的问题,尽管军队理论上拥有更好的心理健康服务,但实际获取这些服务的途径存在障碍。他指出年轻军人描述的军队文化与老兵的经历不同,反映出军队在非战争时期缺乏社区管理能力,军队中繁琐的报销流程导致士兵经济压力巨大,而军队却忽视了这个问题。生活中的小挫折累积起来会对人的心理健康造成严重影响,尤其对年轻军人而言。他建议解决军人自杀问题需要从更宏观的角度出发,关注枪支管控等问题,而非仅仅依赖心理治疗。 1st Infantry Division发言人:代表军队回应了Austin Valley事件,声称行为健康部门认为Austin不需要进一步住院治疗,并在其返回后立即实施了领导和直接监督,并解释了给予Austin四天假期的原因。

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Army Specialist Austin Valley's suicide reveals a crisis in the US military: more service members are dying by suicide than in combat. His parents question the support system provided to their son after a previous attempt, highlighting a shift in military culture.
  • More service members die by suicide than in combat.
  • Austin Valley, a young soldier with no combat experience, died by suicide after a previous attempt.
  • His parents question the Army's handling of his case and the support system provided.

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The story of Army specialist Austin Valley highlights a crisis the US military can’t seem to solve: More service members die by suicide than in combat. A veteran psychologist told Congress what to do about it, and today he tells us.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Noel King. Photo courtesy of Erik Valley.

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