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According to the Pentagon, as of July 7, there were 154 suicides among active-duty troops in 2012, a rate of nearly one each day this year. This is an 18% increase over the 130 active-duty military suicides for the same period in 2011.

By contrast, from January 1 through June 1, 2012, the Pentagon reported that there were 124 American military fatalities in Afghanistan. (http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=116679)

To what extent does stigma play a role in whether military members seek mental health care? What other factors are involved?

Propose strategies that individuals, the military, and society as a whole can use to reduce the stigma of mental illness among military personnel.