CI 1734.1A Suicide Prevention Program 4/22/24 Flashcards
What is a preventable personnel loss that impacts unit readiness, morale, and mission effectiveness
Suicide
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The Coast Guard Suicide Prevention Program consists of how many
components which are what
7
Command Climate
Crisis Response
Limit on Command Access to Mental
Healthcare Information
Notification and Hand-off in Criminal Investigations
Postvention
Reporting
Training
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A _____ is an intervention conducted after a suicide or serious suicidal
attempt, largely taking the form of support for the bereaved
postvention
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The purpose of reporting suicide is threefold:
1) to protect lives
2) to enhance treatment
efforts by ensuring important information is gathered
3) to discover actionable intelligence
that may be found in aggregate data
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What do you do if your roommate threatens, attempts, or commits suicide
All personnel are required to share knowledge regarding possible suicidal behavior or the threat of suicidal behavior by co-workers, military and civilian, up the chain
of command for appropriate action
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The Coast Guard Medical Clinic/Sickbay that provides support
for the unit shall report suicide attempts and incidents of self-harm by active duty personnel
and reservists on active duty that result in physical injury within how business days of initial
notification to Commandant (CG-1112) using Suicide-Related Behavior Incident Report,
Form CG-1734
10
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Suicide-Related Behavior Incident Report form
Form CG-1734
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How to access emergency and other support services, including local services
http://www.uscg.mil/worklife/suicide_prevention.asp for a listing of related national web
sites and hotlines
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (ASIS) Training is a _____ day training provided to Coast
Guard personnel by certified ASIS trainers
two
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Who shall promulgate policy and guidance regarding the Coast Guard’s Suicide Prevention Program
Commandant (CG-11)
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Who advocates on behalf of personnel when there are roadblocks to getting needed services
CO
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Who provides annual Suicide Prevention Mandated Training as required by this Instruction,
provides an annual ASIS training and/or similar “how-to-intervene” training, and coordinates and/or provides postvention services as requested by commands
Employee Assistance Program Coordinators (EAPC)
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Refers to the presence of any physical consequences resulting from the suicide-related behavior incident that require medical treatment
injury
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A set of habits, actions, and attitudes that prepare individuals to adapt to challenging situations, find a “new normal,” and potentially grow as a result
Resilience
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Self-inflicted death for which intent is either equivocal or unknown.
Self-Inflicted Death with Undetermined Intent
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Death from self-inflicted injury, poisoning, or suffocation
where there is evidence, either explicit or implicit, that there was no intent to die. This category
includes those injuries or poisonings described as unintended or “accidental.”
Self-Inflicted Unintentional Death
ENCL 1 p 1
A self-inflicted potentially injurious behavior for which there is
definite evidence, either explicit or implicit, that: (a) the person wished to use the appearance of
intending to kill himself/herself in order to attain some other end; or (b) the person intended at
some known degree to kill himself/herself
Suicide-Related Behaviors
ENCL 1 p 1
Self-inflicted death with evidence, either explicit or implicit, of intent to die
Suicide
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A self-inflicted potentially injurious behavior with a non-fatal outcome for which there is evidence, either explicit or implicit, of intent to die
Suicide Attempt
ENCL 1 p 1
A suicide attempt may or
may not result in injury. For reporting purposes Suicide Attempt Level 1 = _____
Suicide Attempt Level 2 = _____
1-no injury
2-injury
ENCL 1 p 1
A self-inflicted potentially injurious behavior for which there is evidence, either implicit or explicit, that the person did not intend to kill himself/herself
Self-Harm
ENCL 1 p 1
For reporting purposes Self Harm Level 1 =_____, Self
Harm Level 2 =_____, and Self Harm Level 3 =_____
1-no injury
2-injury
3-death
ENCL 1 p 1
Any interpersonal act of imparting, conveying, or transmitting suicide-related thoughts, wishes, desires, or intent; not to be construed as the actual self-inflicted behavior or injury
Suicide-Related Communications
ENCL 1 p 2
Examples of Suicide-Related Communications are what
suicide plan
suicide related ideations
suicide threat
ENCL 1 p 2
A proposed method of carrying out a design that can potentially result in
suicide-related behaviors; or, a systematic formulation of a program of action that will potentially lead to suicide-related behaviors
suicide plan
ENCL 1 p 2
Any self-reported thoughts of engaging in suicide-related
behavior
Suicide-Related Ideations
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In one survey more than half of 26,000 students across 70 colleges and universities reported having what
at least one episode of suicidal thinking at some point in their
lives
ENCL 1 p 2
One of the surest ways to increase suicide risk for those who are already at risk is to dismiss their suicidal ideations as efforts at
“manipulation”
ENCL 1 p 2
Any interpersonal action, verbal or nonverbal, without a direct self-injurious component, passive or active, for which there is evidence, either explicit or implicit, that the person is communicating that a suicide-related behavior might occur in the near future
Suicide Threat
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A self-inflicted potentially injurious behavior where intent is unknown
Undetermined Suicide-Related Behavior
ENCL 1 p 2
EAPC
Employee Assistance Program Coordinator
ENCL 2 p 1
EAP
Employee Assistance Program
CI 1740.7
ENCL 2 p 1
Command IMMEDIATELY makes a voice report to the Coast Guard’s National Command Center at 202-372-2100, in all cases involving the death, or possibility of the eventual death, of a regular or reserve member, or a member who separated or retired within the last ____ days. Command follows up with a message within _____ hours
120
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ENCL 2 p 3
Here’s an easy-to-remember mnemonic for recognizing warning signs
IS PATH WARM
I IDEATION
S SUBSTANCE USE
P PURPOSELESSNESS
A ANXIETY
T TRAPPED
H HOPELESSNESS
W WITHDRAWAL
A ANGER
R RECKLESSNESS
M MOOD CHANGES
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What may also be a warning sign, as it may indicate the person already
feels a sense of relief knowing the problems will “soon be ended.”
A sudden, intense lift in spirits
ENCL 3 p 3
simple mnemonic as an aid for what to do when you suspect someone is thinking of suicide
ACE: Ask - Care - Escort
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Suicide sources of help
Coast Guard Employee Assistance Program Coordinator at HSWL FO Work-Life: 1-800-872-
4957 (follow prompts)
b. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - a national hotline 24/7 suicide prevention service
available to all who are seeking help: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
c. Employee Assistance Program 24/7 Phone Center – for phone counseling, setting up face-to-face
counseling, and obtaining other services: 1-800-222-0364
d. See http://www.uscg.mil/worklife/suicide_prevention.asp for a listing of helpful national web
sites and other 24/7 hotlines
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