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Suicide Prevention Archive
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Health Promotion & Risk Reduction Campaign
Posted on December 1, 2010 | 6 CommentsIn July 2010, Army released the Health Promotion, Risk Reduction, and Suicide Prevention (HP/RR/SP) Report, the result of a focused 15-month effort to better understand the increasing rate of suicides in... -
Soldiers encouraged to reach out, talk and listen
Posted on July 15, 2010 | 10 CommentsThe Army’s commitment to providing all members of the Army family with the support and care they deserve is unwavering. Army leaders are speaking out to let Soldiers, DA Civilians,... -
Shoulder to Shoulder-No Soldier Stands Alone
Posted on June 8, 2010 | 1 CommentWith the release of two new public service announcements, the Army continues to stress the importance of seeking help. Senior leaders continue to stress how critical it is that... -
Reducing Suicide in the Military
Posted on January 22, 2010 | 2 CommentsFrom the National Institute of Mental Health’s Director’s Blog. The U.S. Army recently released new suicide data for December 2009. Last month, there were 10 potential suicides among active duty... -
Suicide Prevention-Eliminating Stigmas
Posted on January 11, 2010 | 1 CommentSuicide Prevention is an issue that the U.S. Army has been focused on for years. The mission of the Suicide Prevention Program is to improve readiness through the development and enhancement of... -
Commander talks with Soldier about suicide
Posted on October 2, 2009 | 1 CommentSeptember was designated as suicide awareness month by Army senior leaders. And while September has come and gone it is still important to remember the importance of suicide prevention and... -
New on-line counseling option for Soldiers
Posted on August 6, 2009 | 4 CommentsA special blog post from Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli… Since taking on suicide prevention in January, I and many other Army leaders have worked very hard to... -
Continuing commitment to suicide prevention
Posted on June 4, 2009 | 1 CommentWritten by LTG Eric B. Schoomaker, U.S. Army Surgeon General, https://blog.amedd.army.mil/tsg I am very concerned with the recent number of suicides. These are trying times and suicide should never be...