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SUBJ/SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING//
 
RMKS/1.  SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH OF SAILORS AND
MARINES.  IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT THIS KILLER WITHIN OUR RANKS, THE
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS HAVE TEAMED UP TO PRODUCE A VIDEO TRAINING
PACKAGE CALLED "SUICIDE PREVENTION:  TAKING ACTION - SAVING LIVES."
 
2.  THE PACKAGE CONTAINS AN 18-MINUTE VIDEO, FACILITATOR'S MANUAL,
OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCIES, AND HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO HELP
STANDARDIZE TRAINING THROUGHOUT THE FLEET.  IT IS FOR USE BY NAVY
LEADERS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH CHAPLAINS, FAMILY SERVICE CENTERS,
HEALTH PROMOTION COORDINATORS, AND MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES, TO
MEET SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS TRAINING IS BEST CONDUCTED
WITH GROUPS OF 15 TO 25 TO PROMOTE DISCUSSION AND DEAL WITH PRACTICAL
QUESTIONS.
 
3.  THE TRAINING PACKAGE WAS PRODUCED IN CONSULTATION WITH NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF
SUICIDOLOGY.  THE VIDEO USES A VARIETY OF SCENARIOS TO ILLUSTRATE
PRACTICAL WAYS TO INTERVENE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK FOR SUICIDE.
THE VIDEO IS BUILT AROUND THE THEMES THAT SAILORS "TAKE CARE OF
EACH OTHER" AND THAT "IT IS OK TO GET HELP."  THE INTENT OF THE
TRAINING IS NOT TO TEACH SAILORS TO BE COUNSELORS, BUT TO SHOW HOW
TO SEEK HELP FOR SHIPMATES IN NEED BY WORKING WITH THE CHAIN OF
COMMAND AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES.
 
4.  THESE KITS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE PRIMARY ASSISTANCE
RESOURCES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING:  CHAPLAINS, FAMILY SERVICE
CENTERS, HEALTH PROMOTION COORDINATORS, AND MEDICAL TREATMENT
FACILITIES.  DIRECT DISTRIBUTION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THOSE UNITS
THAT MAY NOT ALWAYS HAVE EASY ACCESS TO THESE SUPPORT RESOURCES,
E.G., AFLOAT COMMANDS, NAVY RECRUITING DISTRICTS, AND MARINE CORPS
UNITS.  ADDITIONAL COPIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR NAVY AND MARINE
CORPS COMMANDS USING THE DEFENSE VISUAL INFORMATION WEBSITE AT
HTTP://DODIMAGERY.AFIS.OSD.MIL.  ORDERS MAY BE PLACED THROUGH THE
SITE'S DAVIS/DITIS SEARCH OPTION FOUND ON THE LEFT-SIDE
TOOLBAR--THEN CHOOSING THE PIN/ICN SEARCH OPTION AND ENTERING PIN
NUMBER 806377.
 
5.  TO SUPPORT LOCAL COMPUTER-AIDED PRESENTATIONS, FACILITATORS CAN
DOWNLOAD COPIES OF THE MANUAL AND TRANSPARENCIES VIA
NAVPERSCOM (PERS-601) WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS601/INDEX.HTML OR FROM
THE HEALTH PROMOTION SECTION OF NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CENTER
WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW-NEHC.MED.NAVY.MIL/HP/SUICIDE/PRES/INDEX.HTM.
 
6.  VIDEOTAPE ENDORSEMENT OF THIS TRAINING BY NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
SENIOR LEADERSHIP CAN BE FOUND ON LIFELINES QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL)
BROADCAST NETWORK AT HTTP://WWW.LIFELINES2000.ORG.
 
7. POC IS LCDR KEVIN KENNEDY, NAVPERSCOM (PERS-601B), AT
(901) 874-4256/DSN 882, OR (E-MAIL) P601B@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL.
 
8.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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