Suicide Prevention

The existence of supportive relationships with peers and leaders.

To minimize suicidal behavior by reducing risk and strengthening the Army community.

Soldiers, Army civilians, and family members as appropriate.

Ask, Care, Escort.

Help.

Difficulty making decisions, angry outbursts, forgetfulness, chronic low energy, constant worry, propensity for mistakes, thoughts of death or suicide, difficulty getting along with others, withdrawing from friends, hiding from responsibility, and carelessness.

Army Suicide Prevention Program.

All Soldiers, Army civilians, and family members.

Prevention, intervention, and postvention.

Preventing normal life stressors from turning into life crises.

Preventing a life crisis or BH disorder from leading to suicidal thoughts or behavior by helping someone manage suicidal thoughts and by taking action to intervene when a suicide appears imminent.

Securing and protecting suicidal individuals before they cause additional harm to themselves and/or others after a suicide has been attempted or completed.

ACE, the importance of BH, stress reduction, life-coping skills, alcohol and/or drug abuse avoidance, financial responsibility, conflict management, and marriage and Family-life skills.

AR 600-92

Annually.

Face-to-face and interactive whenever possible.

Individuals who have regular contact with Soldiers and are trained to identify at-risk behavior.

Ready and Resilient Campaign.

1: Developing positive life coping skills, 2: Encouraging help-seeking behavior, 3: Raising awareness of, and vigilance towards, suicide prevention, 4: Synchronizing, integrating, and managing the Army Suicide Prevention Program, and 5: Conducting suicide surveillance, analysis, and reporting.