International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Resources: Groups at Risk - Defense Personnel
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| International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) - Task Forces: Defense and Police Forces - http://iasp.info/defense_and_police.php Explore the mandate of this IASP task force dedicated to improving the international collaboration necessary to reduce suicides and to promoting the scientific understanding of suicidal behaviors in Defense and Police Personnel. |
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| Air Force Guide for Managing Suicidal Behavior - Strategies, Resources and Tools - http://afspp.afms.mil/idc/groups/public/documents/afms/ctb_016017.pdf Read this guide developed in an effort to help Air Force mental health staff navigate one of the most difficult and complex aspects of clinical practice: suicidal behavior. |
| Air Force Suicide Prevention Program - http://afspp.afms.mil/idc/groups/public/documents/webcontent/knowledgejunction.hcst?functionalarea=AFSuicidePreventionPrgm&doctype=subpage&docname=CTB_018094&incbanner=0 Offers information and tools to members of the Air Force community (Suicide Prevention Program Managers, commanders, gatekeepers, IDS members, etc.) in their efforts to help reduce Air Force suicides. |
| Army Health Promotion, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention Report 2010 - http://usarmy.vo.llnwd.net/e1/HPRRSP/HP-RR-SPReport2010_v00.pdf Read this report that is the result of a focused 15-month effort to better understand the increasing rate of suicides in the force. |
| Australia Department of Defence - Mental Health Strategy: Suicide - http://www.defence.gov.au/health/DMH/Fact%20Sheets/Suicide.pdf Offers a suicide prevention guide in the Department of Defence. Learn what tools and resources are available. |
| Australian Defence Force Suicide Prevention Program (ADF SPP) - http://www.defence.gov.au/health/DMH/i-spp.htm One of the key components of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Mental Health Strategy is the Suicide Prevention Programme (SPP). This program is comprised of four levels of Suicide Prevention Training offered within Defence. Browse for details. |
| British Army - Additional help following bereavement - http://www.army.mod.uk/welfare-support/casualty/14294.aspx Browse to find internal and external help services in this directory prepared by the British Army. |
| British Army - Welfare and Support - http://www.army.mod.uk/welfare-support/welfare-support.aspx The Army Welfare Service has three main tasks: Community Support, Personal Support and HIVE information services. Learn about Chaplaincy Support. |
| Canada National Defence - Suicide Prevention: It's Everybody's Business - http://www.forces.gc.ca/health-sante/ps/hpp-pps/sw-ms/sa-ss-prev-eng.asp Offers a suicide prevention guide relating to what to do if personnel are suspected of being suicidal. |
| Deployment Health Clinic Center - Guidelines: Suicide Prevention - http://www.pdhealth.mil/clinicians/suicide.asp Official Web site of the U.S. Department of Defense Deployment Health Clinical Center offers this resource. See the Table of Contents. |
| Guard Your Buddy - http://guardyourbuddy.com/ Joint effort by the Tennessee National Guard, The Jason Foundation and E4 Health gives the men, women, and families in the Tennessee National Guard anytime, anywhere access to critical life resources, on-demand counseling, and on-call suicide prevention. |
| National Suicide Prevention Hotline - Veterans - http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/Veterans/Default.aspx The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has founded a national suicide prevention hotline to ensure veterans in emotional crisis have free, 24/7 access to trained counselors. Veterans can call the Lifeline number, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), and press "1" to be routed to the Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline. |
| Navy Personnel Command - Suicide Prevention: Life Counts - http://www.npc.navy.mil/CommandSupport/SuicidePrevention/ Delivers tools and resources for U.S. Navy personnel. See warning signs or view the "Suicide Prevention Program Check List." |
| UK Ministry of Defence - News: Talking about mental health problems - http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PeopleInDefence/TalkingAboutMentalHealthProblems.htm Clinics across the UK offer specialist help to veterans suffering from mental health problems. The challenge is reaching those who need it. |
| United States Coast Guard - Office of Work-Life Programs: Suicide Prevention Program - http://www.uscg.mil/worklife/suicide_prevention.asp The purpose of this program is to "provide training and response to suicidal behavior with an emphasis on awareness and prevention." |
| United States Department of Veteran Affairs - Suicide Prevention - http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/index.asp Become familiar with this resource that includes "Suicide Risk Assessment" and "How to recognize when to ask for help Signs, Myths and Realities guides." |
| USMC - MCCS - Suicide Prevention - http://www.usmc-mccs.org/suicideprevent/ Shares suicide prevention news, facts, resources, statistics and a tool box for U.S. marines. Browse for contact details. |
| Wingman Project - http://www.wingmanproject.org/ Learn about this "Total Air Force" (Active, Guard, Reserve) variant of the Joint Suicide Intervention Program (J-SIP), that offers training, awareness, and outreach to teach Warfighters and their families how to identify symptoms of impending suicide and then intervene to save a life. |




