Seeks to reduce suicidal behaviors through awareness and education and to dispel the myths and stigma surrounding seeking help for difficult adult life issues.
The Army Suicide Prevention Program (SP2), an integral component of the Army’s Ready and Resilient Campaign. We provide resources for suicide prevention, intervention skills, and aim to build resiliency and improve the readiness of the Army through the development and enhancement of SP2 policies, training, data collection and analysis, and strategic communications designed to prevent suicide. At Fort Huachuca, Home of the Buffalo Soldier, we value our Army Family and understand that Suicide Prevention is everyone’s battle. We want to make sure we are doing all we can to provide our team with the appropriate resources and tools to let them know we are all in this together.
GOALS
- Reduce the number and rate of suicides
- Advocate for a multidisciplinary approach to suicide prevention
- Provide assistance and guidance to organizations and individuals administering various components of the Suicide Prevention Program
- Identify factors contributing to the incidence of suicide and develop a response to reduce the impact of such factors
services
NEWCOMERS ORIENTATION-ASAP TRAINING
Every Wednesday of each month the Army Substance Abuse Program conducts training at the Murr Community Center, Building 51301 located on Cushing Street at Fort Huachuca. This training provides newcomers and DA civilians training on Substance Abuse and Suicide prevention, which can be used to meet annual training requirements. It also provides and overview of ASAP programs and resources.
UNIT PREVENTION TRAINING
As an ongoing preventative measure, our goal, is to offer a wide variety of prevention topics, access to resources and content to help our Army Family build skills, ignite calls to action and influence change. In addition to suicide prevention training, we may be able to tailor specific training to overcome challenges and develop effective suicide prevention initiatives that are specific to unit personal as identified by unit leaders. To schedule a training contact the SPPM at 520.538.1313.
ASIST TRAINING TWO-DAY COURSE
ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a two-day, interactive, skills-based workshop that prepares gatekeepers on the tools and resources to provide suicide first aid using a unique six-task model. (Service Providers, Military Service Members and DA Civilians)
REACH FACILITATOR TRAINING
This six-part course is designed to equip prospective facilitators with the knowledge and skills to lead effective Resources Exist, Asking Can Help, or REACH, sessions with service members. REACH is a mindset that encourages service members to get in front of their problems by seeking help early and using available resources. After completing this course, you will be able to lead REACH sessions with service members, use motivational interviewing skills in your sessions and know how to connect service members with available resources. (Service Providers, Military Service Members and DA Civilians)
REACH-S (Coming Soon)
REACH-S is an initiative for military spouses to destigmatize mental health challenges, normalize help-seeking and connect those in need with support. It is implemented through small-group discussions divided into two sessions. Session, one focuses on military spouses’ barriers to seeking mental health care, solutions to these barriers and self-care practices while session two focuses on the service member’s barriers to seeking mental health care and teaches suicide prevention skills to military spouses. (Service Providers and Military Spouses)
ACE
ACE training is a key component of the overall suicide prevention efforts of the Army. ACE helps to increase awareness on the problem of suicide, enables users to recognize warning signs, and equips them with the knowledge and skills to apply the Ask, Care, Escort method of suicide prevention.
ACE-SOLDIERS
The purpose of Ask Care Escort (ACE) training is to help Soldiers and junior leaders become more aware of steps they can take to prevent suicides and encourages Soldiers to directly and honestly question any battle buddy who exhibits suicidal behavior. The battle buddy should ask a fellow Soldier whether he or she is suicidal, care for the Soldier, and escort the Soldier to the source of professional help. This training helps individuals avoid letting their fears of suicide govern their actions to prevent suicides It is an annual training requirement IAW AR 600-63. (Open to everyone)
ACE-SI
ACE-SI teaches skills needed to intervene when faced with an individual who may be considering suicide. It is recommended that a wide range of personnel attend ACE-SI, most importantly are those that have frequent contact with our most high-risk demographic – young Soldiers. Although the training focuses on military and Army Civilian junior leaders and first-line supervisors of Soldiers, the content of the training, which includes communication skills, risk and protective factors, stigma, warning signs, intervention skills, and the ACE method of suicide prevention, can also benefit Family Readiness Group (FRG) leaders and Family members. (E-6 and above, and identified Gatekeepers)
ACE-FAMILY MEMBER
A one-hour modular/interactive training which is classroom taught or self-paced. One 30-minute block introduces ACE concepts and covers suicide: Awareness, Prevention, and Intervention while the other 30-minute block covers lethal means safety, social media and suicide and youth and high-risk factors. (Open to everyone)
ACE-CIVILIANS
A one-hour modular and interactive training completed in a small group setting that introduces ACE concepts and covers suicide: Awareness, Prevention and Intervention. (Open to DA Civilians)