Posted on Jun 30, 2015
Has your Unit conducted a suicide prevention/recognition briefing?
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About one in five servicemembers are impacted by post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury
20 percent of suicides in the U.S. are former servicemembers
One currently serving member died every 36 hours during the period 2005-2010
18 veterans die a day, or one suicide every 80 minutes
http://www.moaa.org/Main_Menu/Take_Action/Top_Issues/Serving_in_Uniform/DoD-VA_Mental_Health_and_Suicide_Prevention_Efforts.html
20 percent of suicides in the U.S. are former servicemembers
One currently serving member died every 36 hours during the period 2005-2010
18 veterans die a day, or one suicide every 80 minutes
http://www.moaa.org/Main_Menu/Take_Action/Top_Issues/Serving_in_Uniform/DoD-VA_Mental_Health_and_Suicide_Prevention_Efforts.html
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Edited 9 y ago
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Yes and has anyone provided metrics that the training sessions yield any fruit? How do we get better in the realm of suicide prevention? A hard nut to crack for sure.
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Yes there are metrics at command level. We are all responsible to make a program work. A program is just a program. It will not work unless we implement it. The metric helps the command to target high risk soldiers in order to help them individually or to recognize a trend in a unit.
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