Posted on Feb 9, 2015

Defense Department Names New Suicide Prevention Office Director

SSG Norman Lihou

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Dr. Franklin arrives with 14 years of experience working with service members and their families. Most recently, Franklin was Behavioral Health Branch Head at Headquarters Marine Corps, charged with leading five behavioral health programs, including suicide prevention.

Prior to working for the Marine Corps, Dr. Franklin worked for both the Air Force and the Army, supervising family programs at the installation and regional levels. Dr. Franklin's area of interest is posttraumatic stress symptoms and how those symptoms impact family functioning.

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http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=17140

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I say kudos to the Department of Defense for continuing to go after this problem. It's probably part PR/image and part (a bigger part, I want to believe) honest concern about the suicides that have been taking place. Dr. Franklin seems like the perfect person to head up this effort.

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