Suicide Prevention Flashcards
Which publication covers Suicide Prevention?
AR 600-63 “Army Health Promotion”
Which chapter in Army Health Promotion covers Suicide?
Chapter 4
Section 1-34
Section 2-4
What is an HPO?
Health Promotion Officer
What does an HPO do?
Coordinates with the CHPC (Community Health Promotion Council) regarding implementing a community health policy for the commander
What is an SPPM?
Suicide Prevention Program Manager
What does the SPPM do?
Administers the suicide prevention program
What is a SPTF?
Suicide Prevention Task Force
What does the SPTF do?
Coordinates, communicates, and refines suicide prevention activities with the commander
Develops awareness training
Responds to the public information regarding suicides and reviews cases to determine causes
What is the ASPP?
Army Suicide Prevention Program
What are the three phases of ASPP?
Prevention
Intervention
Postvention-Actions after an attempted or successful suicide
How often is suicide awareness training required?
Annually
Before, During, and After a deployment greater than 90 days
Who does the ASPP apply to?
The ASPP applies to all Soldiers (Active Army and RC) and Army Civilians
What are the five ASPP overarching strategies?
Developing positive life coping skills.
Encouraging help-seeking behavior.
Raising awareness of, and vigilance towards, suicide prevention
Synchronizing, integrating, and managing the ASPP.
Conducting suicide surveillance, analysis, and reporting
What do you do if a soldier calls you and says they are going to kill themselves?
While remaining on the phone, alert the chain of command
Go to wherever the soldier is in person
Stay with the soldier until he can be given professional help (Behavioral Health)
What is the army approved suicide awareness and prevention program?
ACE
Ask
Care
Escort
