OPNAVINST 1720.4A - Suicide Prevention Program

Question 1

Who ensures that installation emergency response personnel receive annual training, which reviews safety precautions and procedures and de-escalation techniques, when responding to situations of potential suicide-related behaviors and psychiatric emergencies?

Answer 1

Commander, Navy Installations Command

Question 2

At least how often will suicide prevention training to be conducted for all Active Component (AC) and Reserve Component (RC) Service members and for all Navy civilian employees and full-time contractors who work on military installations?

Answer 2

Annually

Question 3

What is a self-inflicted potentially injurious behavior with a non-fatal outcome that may or may not result in injury and for which there is evidence (either implicit or explicit) of intent to die?

Answer 3

Suicide attempt

Question 4

What is a self-inflicted death that has evidence (either implicit or explicit) of the intent to die?

Answer 4

Suicide

Question 5

Who is responsible for establishing a suicide prevention program policy?

Answer 5

Deputy Chief of naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, training and Education) (N1)

Question 6

Who develops the written procedures to ensure that chaplains/religious program specialists execute their suicide prevention program responsibilities throughout the Navy?

Answer 6

OPNAV, Chief of Chaplains (N097)

Question 7

How often should COs ensure that suicide prevention training is conducted for all command personnel?

Answer 7

Annually

Question 8

Who develops the procedures and policy that ensure service members are properly evaluated and treated that exhibits suicide-related ideations, communications or behaviors?

Answer 8

Chief, BUMED

Question 9

Training, Intervention, Response, along with what else make up the four elements of the Navy’s suicide prevention program?

Answer 9

Reporting

Question 10

MILPERSMAN 1770 along with which series contains guidance for reporting suicides and suicide-related behaviors?

Answer 10

OPNAVIST 3100.6

Question 11

What should the minimum rank of the Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) be whenever it is possible?

Answer 11

E-7

Question 12

How many weeks after a member’s suicide are commands advised to maintain copies of medical, dental and service records in order to complete the Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) and responds to unforeseen questions?

Answer 12

6-8

Question 13

Who aids the CO in ensuring that the suicide prevention program is fully implemented?

Answer 13

Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC)

Question 14

Within how many days of notification of death shall commands complete the Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) to report suicide instances and undetermined deaths for which has not been excluded by the medical examiner?

Answer 14

60

Question 15

The Commander, Naval Education and Training Command shall include rate specific suicide intervention training at “A” schools and “C” schools for Hospital Corpsman, Religious Program Specialists and which other rate?

Answer 15

Master at Arms (MA)

Question 16

Within how many days of medical evaluation must a Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) be completed for all suicide attempts by AC and RC Service member, as determined by competent medical authority?

Answer 16

30

Question 17

What is proposed method of carrying out a design that can potentially result in suicide-related behaviors?

Answer 17

Suicide Plan

Question 18

What are any self-reported thoughts of engaging in suicide-related behaviors defined as?

Answer 18

Suicide-Related Ideations

Question 19

What is 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?

Answer 19

Suicide Threat

Question 20

What is a self-inflicted potentially injurious behavior called for which there is evidence (either explicit or implicit) that the person did not intend to kill themselves (i.e., had no intent to die)?

Answer 20

Self-harm