@article{ref1,
title="Three department of defense-funded public health approaches to reduce military suicide",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="2021",
author="LaCroix, Jessica M. and Walsh, Adam and Baggett, Mark A. and Madison Carter, K. and Ghahramanlou-Holloway, Marjan",
volume="51",
number="2",
pages="334-343",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Suicide is a serious and growing public health concern, both for the United States (U.S.) and for the Department of Defense (DoD). <br><br>METHODS: Using the social-ecological framework, we provide examples of how three newly developed, DoD-funded pilots/programs have incorporated a public health approach to help prevent military suicide. KEY RESULTS: The first two programs demonstrate how non-clinical, community-based approaches can be tailored to specific military subgroups at the individual, relational, and community levels. These programs include a universal suicide prevention program developed for Special Operations service members, spouses, and mental health providers, and a selective suicide prevention program pilot developed for military chaplains to support them in their role as a &quot;gateway&quot; to care for distressed service members, improve mental health and chaplaincy collaboration, and prevent burnout. The third program illustrates how the creation of and policy of a methodology/infrastructure to conduct standardized, theory-driven suicide death reviews across the DoD may inform the DoD public health approach to surveillance, review, and synthesis of suicide data, informed by the social-ecological model. Potential program limitations and evaluation efforts are discussed. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Future prevention approaches should enhance coordination and communication between DoD, VA, and community organizations to enhance multi-level suicide prevention programming for military personnel, veterans, and civilians.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="10.1111/sltb.12709",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12709"
}