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STAND-TO! Edition: Wednesday, September 5 2012
Today's Focus:
National Suicide Prevention Month
Senior Leaders are Saying
Suicide is the toughest enemy I've faced. And, IT IS a real, no-kidding enemy that's killing our Soldiers. It's not just an Army issue, but also an American issue. More people die by suicide each year than by homicide. And, so it's going to take all of us working together.
- Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army
What They're Saying
We're not just worried about suicides we're concerned with the overall fitness and well-being of our Soldiers, Army civilians, and family members. It is especially important that leaders lead the charge in changing the Army culture, wherever seeking help for suicide or other issues is stigmatized.
- Walter O. Morales, chief of the Army Suicide Prevention Program
September Army-wide stand down to support suicide prevention
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Suicide Prevention Month
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Today's Focus
National Suicide Prevention Month: Suicide Prevention in the Army
What is it?
September is Suicide Prevention Month. The theme for this year's observance is A Healthy Force is a Ready Force. The Army Suicide Prevention Program focuses on minimizing suicidal behavior by training Soldiers, leaders, Department of the Army civilians and family members to recognize signs of suicidal behavior, intervention strategies and how to refer individuals for care.
What is the Army doing?
During the Army Suicide Prevention Month, agencies and organizations throughout the Army will execute appropriate educational activities to observe Suicide Prevention Month. HQDA will sponsor a health fair on Sept. 12- 13, 2012 in the Pentagon center courtyard, with representation from various government and non-government agencies to showcase Health Promotion Risk Reduction Suicide Prevention Program (HPRRSP) and Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness (CSF2) resources.
Former NFL player Herschel Walker will speak at the health fair to share his testimony of dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) with attendees.
A Suicide Prevention Month 2012 link has been established on the Army Suicide Prevention website to facilitate HPRRSP and CSF2 training and resource needs. Public service announcements with senior leaders' messaging are disseminated throughout the Army to support Army leaders. The VCSA has directed an Army wide Stand Down for Sept. 27, 2012. The theme for the Stand Down is Shoulder to Shoulder, We Stand Up for Life.
Why is this important to the Army?
The loss of any member of the Army family is a tragedy regardless of the reason and can have a profound impact on overall readiness. Through leadership, education, and respect for each other, we can reduce or eliminate the stigma associated with suicide and help-seeking behaviors. The Army employs a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to suicide prevention that includes health promotion risk reduction and CSF2. Ensuring prompt access to quality health care is an essential component to the Army's approach to suicide prevention.
Resources:
Army Suicide Prevention
Public Health Command
Army Behavioral Health
Related article : /i Suicide prevention: A healthy force is a ready force
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OVERSEAS OPERATIONS
- Suicide attack on U.S. car in Pakistan shows resistance to offensive (Christian Science Monitor)
- Opinion: Afghanistan's base bonanza (The Huffington Post)
- Hundreds of Afghan soldiers fired in insider probe, official says (Stars & Stripes)
- Iraq: U.S. must show proof of Iranian arms flights to Syria (Stars & Stripes)
- U.S. suspends Afghan local police training for further vetting (Defense Talk)
- United States will leave Afghanistan in turmoil (Atlantic Sentinel)
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