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Telecom/Mobile News Headlines | Tech News – Yahoo! India News: Anti-suicide app aims to help U.S. soldiers

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Anti-suicide app aims to help U.S. soldiers
Dec 15th 2011, 18:23

photoNASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers facing emotional problems and contemplating suicide may soon be able to use a smart phone application to connect them to help. The Tennessee National Guard, the state's reserve military force, launched a pilot program of the "Guard Your Buddy" app that was spearheaded by Clark Flatt, president and CEO of the Jason Foundation. Major General Terry "Max" Haston, the commander of the Tennessee National Guard, approached Flatt, who launched the app in October 1997 after his teenage son Jason committed suicide, about using the app for his soldiers. ...


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