CPT Private RallyPoint Member 89041 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>According to a recent news report, on average, 22 active duty service-members or veterans commit suicide daily.   As leaders, we have various tools and resources available to us to combat this trend, such as the Army Suicide Prevention Program (ASPP), Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Army Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness (CSF2), Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP), just to name a few.   Does anyone feel these tools are particularly effective, or one more than the others?   Please share any personal experiences or success stories you've had in helping avoid or reduce instances of suicide.  <div><br></div><div>The first year I commissioned, I had one of my Soldiers attempt to commit suicide during one of our NTC rotations, and the experience has haunted me ever since.   The difficulty for me in that particular instance was identifying those high-risk indicators ahead of time.   Luckily, we caught him after the fact and we were able to get him immediate medical help and save his life.  </div><div><br></div><div><br></div> 2014-03-30T14:34:35-04:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 89041

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>According to a recent news report, on average, 22 active duty service-members or veterans commit suicide daily.   As leaders, we have various tools and resources available to us to combat this trend, such as the Army Suicide Prevention Program (ASPP), Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Army Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness (CSF2), Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP), just to name a few.   Does anyone feel these tools are particularly effective, or one more than the others?   Please share any personal experiences or success stories you've had in helping avoid or reduce instances of suicide.  <div><br></div><div>The first year I commissioned, I had one of my Soldiers attempt to commit suicide during one of our NTC rotations, and the experience has haunted me ever since.   The difficulty for me in that particular instance was identifying those high-risk indicators ahead of time.   Luckily, we caught him after the fact and we were able to get him immediate medical help and save his life.  </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

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