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Penrith army veteran suicide heartache

Unnecessary lives are being lost due to lack of understanding of military life, is the conclusion of a study by Northumbria University into service personnel taking their own lives. Faced with the unique pressures of armed conflict returning to Civvy Street can be a difficult transition which can push many over the edge. Sharon Rodhouse talks candidly about her husband Mark, who took his own life after serving in Iraq, after slipping through the mental health safety net.

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