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Fort Leonard Wood Takes A New Approach To Suicide Prevention
FORT LEONARD WOOD — In 2007, Jason VanKleeck was a drill sergeant in the Army, moving up the ranks and taking on new jobs.
But depression led to suicidal thoughts and nearly ended his life.
He got help, and now is sharing his story with fellow soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood as part of a suicide prevention and mental health education program called “I Chose To Live.”
The focus of the effort is on soldiers who struggled with suicidal thoughts but got help. VanKleeck, now a sergeant major, said too often the focus is on those who did kill themselves.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/fort-leonard-wood-takes-new-approach-suicide-prevention