透视美军自杀防控工作

Suicide prevention in the US armed forces and implications for Chinese armed forces

过去10年间,尤其是阿富汗和伊拉克战争爆发以来,美军的自杀问题日益突出,其自杀率呈持续上升趋势,为此,美国国防部和各军种采取了一系列自杀防控措施,取得了一定效果。本文对美军自杀问题现状、采取的防控措施及面临的主要挑战进行了分析,并对中国军队做好相关工作提出了若干启示。

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the US armed forces in the past decade,especially after increased deployments as a result of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq.The US Department of Defense and its four services have done a lot to fight against suicide.Suicide prevention in the US armed forces is briefly reviewed based on the current information and its implications for Chinese armed forces are also summarized.