US Navy Confirms Eight Suicide Attempts Among USS Lincoln Crew After Extended Deployment
The US Navy has confirmed eight suicide attempts among the roughly 5,000-strong crew of the USS Lincoln, which spent more than nine months at sea with only one brief port stop.
The US Navy has confirmed eight suicide attempts among the crew of the USS Lincoln, an aircraft carrier that spent more than nine months at sea with only one brief port stop.
The roughly 5,000-strong crew endured an unusually long deployment, a factor that has drawn attention to the mental health toll of extended time at sea on service members.
Extended deployment scrutiny
Long deployments without regular port stops have long been recognized within the military as a strain on service members' mental health and morale, given the isolation, confined living conditions and extended separation from family that they involve.
The Navy has not detailed, in information available so far, what mental health resources were available to crew members during the deployment or what changes, if any, are being considered in response to the reported incidents.
The case has renewed attention on the broader question of how the Navy supports the mental health of sailors during extended deployments, an issue that has been raised in relation to other long carrier deployments in the past.
Readers affected by the themes in this story, or experiencing distress, are encouraged to seek support from a mental health professional or a local crisis helpline.
Sources
- US Navy confirms ‘eight suicide attempts’ on USS Lincoln: What we know — Al Jazeera — All
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