GENERAL GRAHAM PUBLISHED IN HUFFINGTON POST: ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IS A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE 
"The last 11 years of war have taken a tremendous toll on those who serve and their families. On that we can all agree. Tragically, suicide prevention within the military has proven to be one of the biggest challenges as the rates of attempts and deaths by suicide have soared..." READ MORE HERE


GEN. MARK GRAHAM (RET.) & CAROL GRAHAM...
...are tireless advocates of mental health awareness having experienced the heartbreaking loss of depression themselves. They lost their two sons to different battles: in 2003 their son, Kevin, lost his fight with depression while he was enrolled in pre-med at the University of Kentucky. His brother, Jeffery was killed in Iraq in 2004.

2012 
MILITARY SUICIDES SURGED
349 died by suicide

Up from 301 deaths last year

Number exceeds American deaths in Afghanistan

EXPERTS EXPECT TREND TO WORSEN


Army cited largest number of suicides

Marines experienced 50% increase from last year


"Land of the free because of the brave." 
- Gen. Mark Graham (Ret.)

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