US Navy Deploys More Chaplains for Suicide Prevention
Growing mental health distress in the ranks carries grave implications, says US chief of naval operations
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Growing mental health distress in the ranks carries grave implications, says US chief of naval operations
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NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia. (AP) — On Navy ships docked at this vast base, hundreds of sailors in below-deck mazes of windowless passageways perform intense, often monotonous manual labor. It’s n
Concerned with preventing suicides, the US Navy is planning to make chaplains regular members of the crew on ships with more than 300 sailors.
Concerned with preventing the growing number of suicides, the U.S. Navy plans to make chaplains regular members of the crew on ships with more than 300 sailors.