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The Army Suicide The Army Suicide Prevention ProgramPrevention Program
Suicide Prevention and Awareness Suicide Prevention and Awareness Training for the United States ArmyTraining for the United States Army
Prepared byPrepared by
The American Association of Suicidology The American Association of Suicidology andand
The U. S. Army Center for The U. S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive MedicineHealth Promotion and Preventive Medicine
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Minimize Army suicidal Minimize Army suicidal behavior by encouraging behavior by encouraging
helphelp--seeking and providing seeking and providing ““Buddy Care.Buddy Care.””
Our MissionOur Mission
The Army Suicide Prevention Program is based on trained and The Army Suicide Prevention Program is based on trained and ready personnel at all levels. The mission of all personnel is tready personnel at all levels. The mission of all personnel is to o encourage helpencourage help--seeking behaviors and to attain proficiency in seeking behaviors and to attain proficiency in the the ““Buddy CareBuddy Care”” principles in this training module. principles in this training module.
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Levels of TrainingLevels of Training
Battle Buddies / SoldiersBattle Buddies / Soldiers
All NCOAll NCO’’s and Officerss and Officers
Installation GatekeepersInstallation Gatekeepers
Unit Ministry TeamsUnit Ministry Teams
Mental Health Mental Health Care ProvidersCare Providers
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Individual Individual Suicidal Risk Suicidal Risk Awareness is Awareness is the foundation the foundation for all for all subsequent subsequent levels of levels of Suicide Suicide Prevention Prevention Training.Training.
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Support: Learning ObjectivesSupport: Learning Objectives
1.1. Describe primary, secondary, and Describe primary, secondary, and tertiary suicide preventiontertiary suicide prevention
2.2. Identify personal and Identify personal and environmental protective factorsenvironmental protective factors
3.3. Know information about local Know information about local support resources and programssupport resources and programs
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Support: Learning ObjectivesSupport: Learning Objectives
44. . Promote cohesion and a sense Promote cohesion and a sense of belonging of belonging
55. Encourage help seeking . Encourage help seeking behaviorbehavior
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PRIMARYPRIMARYAnticipating potential Anticipating potential times of crisis and times of crisis and structuring prestructuring pre--emptive emptive support systems.support systems.
Soldier/Family Support Systems Soldier/Family Support Systems and Welland Well--being Screeningbeing Screening
Army Suicide Prevention Army Suicide Prevention and Awareness Trainingand Awareness Training
TERTIARYTERTIARYRecognizing and treating Recognizing and treating psychiatric disorders that psychiatric disorders that result in acute suicidal result in acute suicidal Behaviors.Behaviors.
Battle Buddies/SoldiersBattle Buddies/Soldiers
All NCOAll NCO’’s and Officerss and Officers
Installation Installation GatekeepersGatekeepers
Unit Ministry TeamsUnit Ministry Teams
Mental Health Care Mental Health Care ProvidersProviders SECONDARY SECONDARY
Recognizing the Recognizing the obvious signs obvious signs and symptoms of and symptoms of distress/crisisdistress/crisisand potential and potential emotional/mental emotional/mental disorder while disorder while providing caring providing caring support and support and needed needed Interventions.Interventions.
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Personal Protective FactorsPersonal Protective Factors
Easy temperamentEasy temperament
Previous experience with selfPrevious experience with self--mastery, mastery, problem solving, and crisis resolutionproblem solving, and crisis resolution
Optimistic outlookOptimistic outlook
Social/emotional competenceSocial/emotional competence
High self esteem, self worthHigh self esteem, self worth
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Personal Protective FactorsPersonal Protective FactorsDecision making, problem solving skillsDecision making, problem solving skills
Sense of personal control, self efficacySense of personal control, self efficacy
Sense of belonging to a group and/or Sense of belonging to a group and/or organizationorganization
High and realistic expectationsHigh and realistic expectations
High spiritual resiliencyHigh spiritual resiliency
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Environmental Protective FactorsEnvironmental Protective Factors
Strong family relationshipsStrong family relationships
Models of healthy copingModels of healthy coping
Encouragement of participationEncouragement of participation
Opportunities to make significant Opportunities to make significant contributionscontributions
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Environmental Protective FactorsEnvironmental Protective Factors
Available social supportsAvailable social supports
Available helping resourcesAvailable helping resources
Healthy spiritual/religious affiliationHealthy spiritual/religious affiliation
Cultural and religious beliefs against Cultural and religious beliefs against suicide and in support of selfsuicide and in support of self--preservationpreservation
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SupportSupport
The Reasons for Living Inventory, The Reasons for Living Inventory, Linehan, Goodstein, Nielsen & Chiles Linehan, Goodstein, Nielsen & Chiles (1983)(1983)
Spirituality and Resilience Spirituality and Resilience Assessment Packet, Version 4.2, Assessment Packet, Version 4.2, Kass (2000)Kass (2000)
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Connections save lives.Connections save lives.
Spiritual connectednessSpiritual connectedness
Unit cohesivenessUnit cohesiveness
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Seeking help is a sign of Seeking help is a sign of effectively dealing with effectively dealing with
problems, and of strength problems, and of strength rather than weakness.rather than weakness.
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A good leader does not A good leader does not expose those under his/her expose those under his/her
command to unnecessary risk.command to unnecessary risk.
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SupportSupport
Promote a norm of mutual Buddy Promote a norm of mutual Buddy Care among all military personnel: Care among all military personnel: ““We We areare our brotherour brother’’s keepers!s keepers!””
Pay attention to warning signs and Pay attention to warning signs and respond to those who need helprespond to those who need help
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SupportSupport
Pay close attention to the personal Pay close attention to the personal needs of your people and be on the needs of your people and be on the lookout for signs of stresslookout for signs of stress
Communicate in your words and Communicate in your words and actions that it is not only acceptable, actions that it is not only acceptable, but a sign of strength, to recognize life but a sign of strength, to recognize life problems and get help to deal with problems and get help to deal with them constructivelythem constructively
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SupportSupport
Support and protect to the fullest Support and protect to the fullest extent possible those courageous extent possible those courageous people who seek help early, before a people who seek help early, before a crisis developscrisis develops
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SupportSupport
Create a responsive, caring, and Create a responsive, caring, and responsible environment where responsible environment where individuals are motivated to seek individuals are motivated to seek help with personal struggles without help with personal struggles without fear of being singled outfear of being singled out
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SupportSupport
Foster a social climate in your unit Foster a social climate in your unit that communicates to everyone, that communicates to everyone, ““You belong here.You belong here.””
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Minimize Army suicidal Minimize Army suicidal behavior by encouraging behavior by encouraging
helphelp--seeking and providing seeking and providing ““Buddy Care.Buddy Care.””
Our MissionOur Mission
The Army Suicide Prevention Program is based on trained and The Army Suicide Prevention Program is based on trained and ready personnel at all levels. The mission of all personnel is tready personnel at all levels. The mission of all personnel is to o encourage helpencourage help--seeking behaviors and to attain proficiency in seeking behaviors and to attain proficiency in the the ““Buddy CareBuddy Care”” principles in this training module. principles in this training module.
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Screen: Learning ObjectivesScreen: Learning Objectives
Understand the benefits of gated Understand the benefits of gated screeningscreening
Be informed about the confidentiality Be informed about the confidentiality of screening resultsof screening results
Be informed about secondary Be informed about secondary screening instrumentsscreening instruments
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ScreenScreen
The Army Structure makes The Army Structure makes screening viablescreening viable
Screening must be gatedScreening must be gated
The Suicide Prevention Standing The Suicide Prevention Standing Committee collects and reports Committee collects and reports anonymous dataanonymous data
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ScreenScreenPlease circle the most appropriate response:Please circle the most appropriate response:
In the last two weeks have you:In the last two weeks have you:
Been able to concentrate on whatever youBeen able to concentrate on whatever you’’re doing?re doing?
Lost much sleep over worry?Lost much sleep over worry?
Felt that you are playing a useful part in things?Felt that you are playing a useful part in things?
Felt capable of making decisions about things?Felt capable of making decisions about things?
Felt constantly under strain?Felt constantly under strain?
Felt that you couldnFelt that you couldn’’t overcome your difficulties?t overcome your difficulties?
Been able to enjoy your normal dayBeen able to enjoy your normal day--toto--day activities?day activities?
Been able to face up to your problems?Been able to face up to your problems?
Been feeling unhappy and depressed?Been feeling unhappy and depressed?
Been losing confidence in yourself?Been losing confidence in yourself?
Been thinking of yourself as a useless person?Been thinking of yourself as a useless person?
Been feeling reasonably happy, all things considered?Been feeling reasonably happy, all things considered?
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Not No more A little more Not No more A little more A lot moreA lot moreat all than usual than usual at all than usual than usual than usualthan usual
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ScreenScreenGoldberg WellGoldberg Well--being Scale information being Scale information will be disclosed only to the individual will be disclosed only to the individual and will be used only to assess and and will be used only to assess and assist personnel during of times of assist personnel during of times of distress.distress.
Unit Trends may be reported to the Unit Trends may be reported to the Unit Commander as a gauge of his/her Unit Commander as a gauge of his/her unit wellunit well--being.being.
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ScreenScreen
Multidimensional Health Profile Multidimensional Health Profile (MHP) Ruehlman, Lanyon & Karoly(MHP) Ruehlman, Lanyon & Karoly
Life Stressors and Social Resources Life Stressors and Social Resources Inventory (LISRESInventory (LISRES--Adult), MoosAdult), Moos
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Gatekeeper Lesson 1Gatekeeper Lesson 1
All PersonnelAll Personnel
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Gatekeeper Lesson 1Gatekeeper Lesson 1Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
1.1. Understand The Suicide Model.Understand The Suicide Model.2.2. Answer general questions about suicide.Answer general questions about suicide.3.3. Identify common precipitants of suicide.Identify common precipitants of suicide.4.4. Identify symptoms of depression.Identify symptoms of depression.5.5. Identify myths about suicide.Identify myths about suicide.6.6. Identify warning signs of suicide.Identify warning signs of suicide.7.7. Take appropriate action in response to atTake appropriate action in response to at--risk risk
individual.individual.
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Main PointsMain Points
The Suicide ModelThe Suicide Model
What is suicide?What is suicide?
Why should we know about suicide?Why should we know about suicide?
Why do people commit suicide?Why do people commit suicide?
Some stressful situations that can Some stressful situations that can trigger suicidal feelings in the Armytrigger suicidal feelings in the Army
Who commits suicide?Who commits suicide?
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Main PointsMain Points
Special problems that can cause Special problems that can cause suicidal feelings suicidal feelings Misconceptions about suicideMisconceptions about suicide
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Main PointsMain Points
How can you tell if someone is How can you tell if someone is thinking about committing suicide?thinking about committing suicide?Common symptoms of depression Common symptoms of depression and hopelessnessand hopelessness
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Main PointsMain Points
Referral proceduresReferral procedures
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INDIVIDUALREADINESS
- Identifying “High Risk” Soldiers- Caring and Proactive Leaders- Encouraging Help Seeking Behavior- Positive Life Coping Skills
PREVENTIONPREVENTION
- Suicide Awareness and Vigilance- Integrated & Synchronized Unit andCommunity-wide support Agencies- Assured Problem Resolution
INTERVENTIONINTERVENTION
- Safeguard- Psychiatric Treatment- Psychiatric Assessment
SECURESECURE
Continuity of Care
Continuity of Care
(Installation Standing Committee)
(Installation Standing Committee)
Outpatient Care
AwarenessTraining
Inpatient Care
Follow on Care
Postvention
Referral
SuicideBehaviors
LifeCrisis
SuicidalIdeation
Normal LifeStressor or Disorder
DEATH
The Army Suicide Prevention ModelThe Army Suicide Prevention Model
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Suicidal BehaviorSuicidal Behavior
Serious suicidal thoughts or threatsSerious suicidal thoughts or threats
Self destructive actsSelf destructive acts
Attempts to harm, but not kill oneselfAttempts to harm, but not kill oneself
Attempts to commit suicideAttempts to commit suicide
Completed suicideCompleted suicide
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Triggers of Suicidal BehaviorTriggers of Suicidal BehaviorA bad evaluation for an enlisted soldier or officerA bad evaluation for an enlisted soldier or officer
The breakup of a close relationshipThe breakup of a close relationship
Drug or alcohol abuseDrug or alcohol abuse
Reunion from a long field training or isolated tourReunion from a long field training or isolated tour
Leaving old friendsLeaving old friends
Being alone with concerns about self or familyBeing alone with concerns about self or family
Financial stressorsFinancial stressors
New military assignmentsNew military assignments
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Recent interpersonal lossesRecent interpersonal losses
Loss of esteem/statusLoss of esteem/status
HumiliationHumiliation
Rejection (e.g., job, promotion boy/girlfriend)Rejection (e.g., job, promotion boy/girlfriend)
Disciplinary or legal difficultyDisciplinary or legal difficulty
Suicide of a friend or family memberSuicide of a friend or family member
Discharge from treatment or from serviceDischarge from treatment or from service
RetirementRetirement
Triggers of Suicidal BehaviorTriggers of Suicidal Behavior
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““BimodalBimodal”” DistributionDistribution
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TOTAL RATE PER 100K•Numbers based upon U.S. Army Casualty Reports confirmed suicides for active duty RA, ANG, USAR for CY 99
Encouraging HelpEncouraging Help--seeking Behaviorseeking Behavior-- Stigma ReductionStigma Reduction-- ConfidentialityConfidentiality
Facing Major TransitionFacing Major Transition
Relationship FailureRelationship Failure
Mood Disorder/Mood Disorder/
Substance AbuseSubstance AbuseImpulsiveImpulsive
Poor Coping SkillsPoor Coping Skills
-- Financial, RelationshipsFinancial, Relationships
-- Substance AbuseSubstance Abuse
-- Facing UCMJ ActionFacing UCMJ Action
Developing Life Coping SkillsDeveloping Life Coping Skills-- Behavioral DevelopmentBehavioral Development-- Life MentorsLife Mentors
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Suicide Totals by ForceSuicide Totals by Force
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and race, is 19.14and race, is 19.14
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102 87 90 80 80 67 57 63 74 66 63In the 1990In the 1990’’s, the Army lost a battalions, the Army lost a battalion’’s equivalent (800) to suicides equivalent (800) to suicide
Bar represents start of previous program outlined Bar represents start of previous program outlined in Chapter 5, AR 600in Chapter 5, AR 600--63, 63, ArmyArmy Health PromotionHealth Promotion..
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Gatekeeper Lesson 2Gatekeeper Lesson 2
Officers and NCOsOfficers and NCOs
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Supervises Suicide Prevention Standing Committee
Coordinates Community Support Agencies Involvement
Integrates and Synchronizes Community Prevention Programs
Installation Suicide Prevention Standing Com
mittee
Synchronized Prevention MeasuresSynchronized Prevention MeasuresLeader InvolvementLeader Involvement Support MeasuresSupport Measures
Bn and B
de Com
manders
Manages Subordinate Units ProgramsEnsures Active UMT ParticipationSupport Life Skills Training
Com
pany Com
mander
Responsible for Unit Level TrainingResponsible for Individual Well-beingConfidentiality
PrescreeningProviding M.H. SurveillancePsychiatric CareAdvises Cdr’sSME for Prevention Training
Mental H
ealth Providers
Com
munity Support A
genciesCross Talks Risk Identification
Unit M
inistry Teams
Unit Level InstructionCounseling/Life Skills TrainingEncourages Help-seeking BehaviorPositive Role ModelPrinciple Advisor to Leadership
Knowledge of Support AgenciesGenuine Interest and ConcernRisk Identification
Battle
Buddies
Encourages Help-Seeking BehaviorSense of Unit BelongingPositive Role ModelKnowledge of Support AgenciesGenuine Interest and ConcernRisk Identification
First Line Supervisor
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Gatekeeper Lesson 2Gatekeeper Lesson 2Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
1.1. Inquire about suicideInquire about suicide
2.2. Respond to phone callersRespond to phone callers
3.3. Obtain help for suicidal Obtain help for suicidal individualsindividuals
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Responding to Responding to Statements or ThreatsStatements or Threats
Stay calmStay calm
Send someone for helpSend someone for help
Do not leave aloneDo not leave alone
Buy timeBuy time
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Responding to Responding to Statements or ThreatsStatements or Threats
AcknowledgeAcknowledge
ListenListen
ConveyConvey
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Responding to Responding to Statements or ThreatsStatements or Threats
SecureSecure
Note the timeNote the time
Take actionTake action
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Asking About SuicideAsking About Suicide
Review your evidenceReview your evidence
Inquire or state about feelingsInquire or state about feelings
PersistPersist
““SometimesSometimes”” approachapproach
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Asking About SuicideAsking About Suicide
Ask directlyAsk directly
Get helpGet help
Convey concernConvey concern
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Gatekeeper Lesson 3Gatekeeper Lesson 3
Formal GatekeepersFormal Gatekeepers
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Supervises Suicide Prevention Standing Committee
Coordinates Community Support Agencies Involvement
Integrates and Synchronizes Community Prevention Programs
Installation Suicide Prevention Standing Com
mittee
Synchronized Prevention MeasuresSynchronized Prevention MeasuresLeader InvolvementLeader Involvement Support MeasuresSupport Measures
Bn and B
de Com
manders
Manages Subordinate Units ProgramsEnsures Active UMT ParticipationSupport Life Skills Training
Com
pany Com
mander
Responsible for Unit Level TrainingResponsible for Individual Well-beingConfidentiality
PrescreeningProviding M.H. SurveillancePsychiatric CareAdvises Cdr’sSME for Prevention Training
Mental H
ealth Providers
Com
munity Support A
genciesCross Talks Risk Identification
Unit M
inistry Teams
Unit Level InstructionCounseling/Life Skills TrainingEncourages Help-seeking BehaviorPositive Role ModelPrinciple Advisor to Leadership
Knowledge of Support AgenciesGenuine Interest and ConcernRisk Identification
Battle
Buddies
Encourages Help-Seeking BehaviorSense of Unit BelongingPositive Role ModelKnowledge of Support AgenciesGenuine Interest and ConcernRisk Identification
First Line Supervisor
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Gatekeeper Lesson 3Gatekeeper Lesson 3Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
Identify risk factors for suicideIdentify risk factors for suicide
Conduct basic risk assessmentConduct basic risk assessment
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Risk Assessment QuestionsRisk Assessment Questions
1.1. Have you been thinking of killing Have you been thinking of killing yourself?yourself?
2.2. What has happened that makes life What has happened that makes life not worth living?not worth living?
3.3. How will you do it? How will you do it?
4.4. How much do you want to die?How much do you want to die?
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Risk Assessment QuestionsRisk Assessment Questions
5.5. How much do you want to live?How much do you want to live?
6.6. How often do you have these How often do you have these thoughts?thoughts?
7.7. When you think of suicide, how long When you think of suicide, how long do the thoughts stay with you?do the thoughts stay with you?
8.8. Have you ever attempted suicide?Have you ever attempted suicide?
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Risk Assessment QuestionsRisk Assessment Questions
9.9. Have you been drinking heavily lately or Have you been drinking heavily lately or taking drugs?taking drugs?
10.10. Has anyone in your family committed or Has anyone in your family committed or attempted suicide?attempted suicide?
11.11. Is there anyone or anything to stop Is there anyone or anything to stop you?you?
12.12. On a scale of 1 to 10, what is the On a scale of 1 to 10, what is the probability that you will kill yourself?probability that you will kill yourself?
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SecureSecure
Health Care ProfessionalsHealth Care Professionals
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Supervises Suicide Prevention Standing Committee
Coordinates Community Support Agencies Involvement
Integrates and Synchronizes Community Prevention Programs
Installation Suicide Prevention Standing Com
mittee
Synchronized Prevention MeasuresSynchronized Prevention MeasuresLeader InvolvementLeader Involvement Support MeasuresSupport Measures
Bn and B
de Com
manders
Manages Subordinate Units ProgramsEnsures Active UMT ParticipationSupport Life Skills Training
Com
pany Com
mander
Responsible for Unit Level TrainingResponsible for Individual Well-beingConfidentiality
PrescreeningProviding M.H. SurveillancePsychiatric CareAdvises Cdr’sSME for Prevention Training
Mental H
ealth Providers
Com
munity Support A
genciesCross Talks Risk Identification
Unit M
inistry Teams
Unit Level InstructionCounseling/Life Skills TrainingEncourages Help-seeking BehaviorPositive Role ModelPrinciple Advisor to Leadership
Knowledge of Support AgenciesGenuine Interest and ConcernRisk Identification
Battle
Buddies
Encourages Help-Seeking BehaviorSense of Unit BelongingPositive Role ModelKnowledge of Support AgenciesGenuine Interest and ConcernRisk Identification
First Line Supervisor
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Secure: Learning ObjectivesSecure: Learning Objectives
1.1. Become knowledgeable about Become knowledgeable about Army suicide policies and Army suicide policies and proceduresprocedures
2.2. Conduct advanced risk Conduct advanced risk assessmentassessment
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The Suicide Prevention The Suicide Prevention Standing CommitteeStanding Committee
Sets local policies and procedures for:Sets local policies and procedures for:
Individuals suspected of being at risk for Individuals suspected of being at risk for suicidesuicide
Individuals who are talking Individuals who are talking about/threatening suicideabout/threatening suicide
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The Suicide Prevention The Suicide Prevention Standing CommitteeStanding Committee
Sets local policies and procedures for: Sets local policies and procedures for:
Individuals who attempt suicideIndividuals who attempt suicide
Completed suicidesCompleted suicides
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Steps in Suicide AssessmentSteps in Suicide Assessment
1.1. Set the stage for the interviewSet the stage for the interview
2.2. Assess for risk factors and warning Assess for risk factors and warning signs for suicidesigns for suicide
3.3. Inquire about suicidal ideationInquire about suicidal ideation
4.4. Determine the level of suicide riskDetermine the level of suicide risk
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Assessing the Suicide PlanAssessing the Suicide Plan
PerturbationPerturbation
Cognitive constructionCognitive construction
IntentionalityIntentionality
LethalityLethality
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Assessing the Suicide PlanAssessing the Suicide Plan
SpecificitySpecificity
MethodMethod
MeansMeans
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QuestionsQuestions