Suicide Prevention Month
Suicide is preventable. Successful suicide prevention involves understanding suicide risk, protective factors, available treatments and resources, and procedures for maintaining safety.
At PHCoE, we work year-round to stay informed of the latest suicide-related research and DoD suicide prevention efforts and programs. For the month of September, we’re disseminating evidence-based practices and resources for suicide prevention. You can find detailed information on suicide-related screening and treatment in the Suicide Risk section. We hope to increase your knowledge about suicide prevention so that you will feel empowered to be there for someone in your unit, service, workplace, home, or community.
Help Us Share the Message
Follow us all month on Facebook! This September, PHCoE will share information and resources about suicide prevention all month long so check back often and share!
- Download and share the Defense Suicide Prevention Office Suicide Prevention Month poster.
PHCoE Clinician’s Corner Blogs
- Sept. 4: Military Suicide Prevention: The Power of a Caring Letter
- Sept. 10: Achieving the Promise of Suicidality Interventions
- Sept. 17: Safety Planning Intervention and Phone Follow-up Helps Lower Suicide Risk
- Sept. 24: Military Suicide Prevention: It's Time for Productive Stupidity
- July 2: Department of Defense Releases Annual Report on Military Suicide
Read all PHCoE blogs on suicide-related topics
Firearms Safety Resources
Tools for Patients, Families and Providers
- For patients: Suicide Prevention: Overcoming Suicidal Thoughts and Feelings
- For families: Suicide Prevention: A Guide for Military and Veteran Families
- For providers: Patient Safety Plan Worksheet
- For providers: Suicide Risk Provider Pocket Guide
Hard copies can be ordered at qmo.amedd.army.mil
Webinars
- Center for Deployment Psychology Webinars
Sept. 6: Suicide Survivorship - Applying TAPS Best-Practice Model
Sept. 13: Suicide Prevention for Veterans with Other Than Honorable Discharges
Sept. 20: Achieving the Promise of Suicidality Interventions
Sept. 27: Lethal Means Safety Counseling to Reduce Suicide Risk
Connected Health Mobile Apps
Resources
- Real Warriors Campaign
- Retired CSM Christopher Greca: Recognizing Invisible Wounds
- Suicide Prevention Tools for Warriors Fact Sheet
- Suicide Prevention Resources for Military Families
- You Are Your Friend’s Biggest Support
- Military Crisis Line
- Veterans Health Administration Suicide Prevention
- Defense Suicide Prevention Office
- Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
- Military OneSource
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- American Association of Suicidology (AAS)
- National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
- Give an Hour
- PsychArmor Institute
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention