U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville says he is concerned about the mental health of his troops as military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, reports The Hill.
The U.S. Army, which has seen a 30% spike (114 suicides compared to 88 last year), is concerned about the toll virus-related isolations are taking on the soldiers.
“I am very concerned about the behavioral health impacts of COVID and its effect on our soldiers,” McConville told reporters at the Pentagon.
“Some of the scientists have said they’ve not been able to show causation between COVID and suicide, but I would argue, at least my sense is, it is having an effect because it disconnects people.”
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