Helping Resources
This local resource provides 100% confidential communication regardless of topic and IS NOT a mandatory reporter
What/who is the chaplain
One person dies by suicide every __ minutes.
The C in the ACE program stands for
What is Care
This type of stressor might increase suicide risk and usually comes in the form of civil fines, rank reduction, Article 15s, or a criminal record
What are legal issues
This famous musician was the frontman of Soundgarden and Audioslave and died by suicide in 2017
Who is Chris Cornell
These embedded helping teams are assigned at the Brigade level, have professional training in coping techniques and strategies, maintain some confidentiality, and operate as a vital helping resource for local commands and their Soldiers
What is Behavioral Health
Between 2016-2020 this many Soldiers at Fort Hood suicided
This is the most common way that a helper discovers that another person is considering suicide
What is a verbal tell/cue
(Examples: I just don't care anymore. I feel hopeless and helpless.)
This state of chemical dependency significantly increases the odds of completed suicide
What is alcohol and/or substance abuse
This Army tool is used to identify at-risk persons and Fort Hood recently implemented its usage as part of the People First Program
What is the SLRRT or Soldier Leader Risk Reduction Tool
These quick response teams are often the first ones at the scene of an attempted or completed suicide
What are emergency services (MPs, Firefighters, Medics)
Firearms were involved in this percentage of all active duty Army suicides in 2021.
The E in the ACE acronym stands for Escort. To whom should you take a person considering suicide?
Who is the chain of command, chaplain, behavioral health professional, or a primary care provider
This often-overlooked stressor is frequent within the military and includes PCSing, deployments, training exercises, and switching job positions
What is transition(al) stress
A social negative construct consisting of prejudicial attitudes and discriminating behaviors often associated with shame
What is stigma
This helping resource/person is usually a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or MSW (Masters in Social Work) and is assigned to local brigade-level commands to provide confidential counsel to troops
What is a Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC)
The national suicide rate for active-duty men aged 17 – 25 was roughly 46.1 per 100,000 in 2020. That’s ___ percent higher than the suicide rate for civilian men
The A in the ACE acronym stands for Ask. What is the best way to ask as person if he/she is having thoughts of suicide?
Directly and Clearly
(Use the word suicide in your conversation.)
One of life's most stressful events, which can cause an emotional crisis, intense feelings of loss, and grief
What is the death of a loved one
This previous behavior significantly increases the odds of a completed suicide
What is a prior suicide attempt
Provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States through phone calls, texts, or online chat
What is the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call or Text 988
Suicide is the _____ leading cause of death in the US for people ages 10-14 and 25-34.
There are three types of suicide care...the ACE program falls into this category
What is prevention (the other categories are intervention and postvention)
Severe verbal and/or physical disagreements, infidelity, cheating, separation, and divorce
What are relationship stressors
Women are 3 times more likely than men to attempt suicide, but men are ____ times more likely to have a fatal outcome when attempting suicide.
What is 3.5 times
American Association of Suicidology. “Facts and Statistics.” Accessed September 6, 2019. https://suicidology.org/facts-and-statistics/