Suicide Prevention Month

Suicide prevention month

What is it?

Our commitment to enhancing the army will be an ongoing Health Promotion/risk reduction/Suicide prevention (HP/RR/SP) programs, soldiers, Army (CD) civilians and families, in accordance with the army's Suicide prevention Month, Sept 1-30, 2010, with the national Suicide Prevention Week, Sept 5-11, 2010 at the latest. Suicide prevention month is the Army-wide to bring awareness, understanding, and the army's HP/RR/SP applications our key internal and external audiences.

What is the army made?

More than 160 active duty Soldiers of suicide in 2009, the five-year trend army itsemurhia still.In response to the army set up multi-level, a holistic approach to HP/RR/SP, that recognizes the many challenges facing the US Soldiers, families and military civilians face.

General Peter Chiarelli, vice Chief of staff, U.s. Army, has said that "Soldiers live today life in these first 6 Service; [their] more experience gained during the first-to-peer, the vast majority of the population, and the enumeration as a lifetime."

Military programmes are designed to help the Soldiers of the army civilians, families and their challenges, including substance abuse, financial and relationship problems, post-traumatic stress and the brain damage "the life of the characters".

In the spring of 2009, the army established the army's Suicide prevention Task Force (ASPTF) organization focused on promoting military, civil and family wellness. Army also launched the army campaign plan for Health Promotion, risk reduction and prevention of Suicide (ACPHP) to synchronize the better care and support services focused on a number of programs.

The inception of the lease, because ASPTF is identified to perform the army HP/RR/SP work improvements and more than 240, 20 July 2010, shall be exempt from the army HP/RR/SP-report.

The continuous work for the army planned in the future?

The army continue to strive to maintain the edge of the control, while reinforcing the best care garrison systems, DA civilians, soldiers and product groups. do so by working directly released July 2010 army HP/RR/SP report more than 240 recommendations August 2010, the army's Suicide prevention Task Force (ASPTF) was again as the army's Health Promotion risk reduction Task Force, which is now in the implementation of these recommendations.

Why is this important for the army?

The reduction of suicide within the army requires an integrated approach to improve the physical, mental and spiritual health of our Soldiers, families and civilians. resiliency, and positive life skills and capabilities of our army's family is not only lower suicide rates, improving quality of life for the whole army of our community.

Resources:

1-800-273-TALK (8255) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (crisis intervention)

1-800-342-9647 Military OneSource (Resource Information)

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Suicide prevention contact

Suicide prevention training

The reduction of Health risks identified Suicide prevention report

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