Air Force Suicide Prevention Program Update

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Air ForceSuicide Prevention Program Update

• 22 April 2002
• Maj Gen Jim Roudebush, AF/SG

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AIR FORCE ACTIVE DUTY SUICIDES CY
SUICIDES/SUICIDE RATE PER 100K PERSONNEL
UNCLASSIFIED
Before Prevention Program
Since Prevention Program
CY 02 CY 01 Suicides/Suicide
Rate Through 1 Apr 6/ 6.9
12/ 14.0 CY 01 Suicides/Suicide Rate 35/
10.1 10-Year Average Suicides/Suicide Rate 46/
11.7
2002 Data As Of 1 Apr (Annualized Rate)
Significant negative linear trend in suicide
rate from 1994 to 2000 (p lt .002)
UNCLASSIFIED
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How Are We Doing?

• Where we were CY Annual Average
• 1987 to 1991 71.0 deaths 12.7/100K
• 1992 to 1996 59.8 deaths 14.3/100K
• Where we are CY Annual Average
• 1997 to 2001 32.8 deaths 9.1/100K
• 2002 6.0 deaths 6.9/100K
• as of 1 Apr 02

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Suicide Tasker UpdateSurveillance Tools

• Suicide Event Surveillance System (SESS) Version
  2
• Data entry is easier, linked to alcohol database,
  user receives report, broken down by MAJCOM, web
  based
• Content development and pilot bases selected (ECD
  Oct 02)
• Integrated Delivery System - Consultation
  Assessment Tool (IDS-CAT)
• Replaces the Behavioral Health Survey
• New Content Areas Identified
• Contractor selected March 02 (ECD Apr 03)

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Suicide Tasker UpdateBriefings

• Suicide Prevention Training
• NCO Leadership and 1st SGT Courses
• Information updated Jun 01
• MAJCOM New SQ/CC Courses
• Standardized briefing with AFI revisions
• Released with General Lords letter of
  endorsement Jan 02
• First Term Airmans Centers
• Aug 01 CSAF message directed training by 1 Nov 01
• Life Skills is OPR for training content
• recommend all for closure

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Suicide Tasker UpdateMemos

• CVA Signed Memos to MAJCOMs
• Use of Limited Privilege Suicide Prevention
  Program
• Memo signed Jun 01
• Suicide Prevention Metrics Reporting Changes and
  Program
• Improvement Suggestions
• Memo signed Jun 01
• recommend for closure

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Suicide Tasker UpdateAFI

• AFI 44-154 Suicide Prevention and Violence
  Awareness Education and Training
• Changes in content, in-person, IDS Chair
  responsibilities (OPR for implementing content,
  coordination of instruction, and reporting of
  annual metrics through base CAIB)
• In formal coordination
• ECD Jun 02

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2001 Suicide Prevention Training
Military MembersTrained
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2001 Suicide Prevention Training
Civilians Trained
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Additional Initiatives/Activities

• SAEG (Dec 01)
• AF/SGI Publicity Agreement (Feb 02)
• ILV Suicide Videos (ECD Apr 02)
• Website (ECD Nov 02)
• Multi-Media Annual SP Briefing (ECD Dec 02)
• Multi-Media SQ/CCs SP Briefing (ECD Dec 02)
• Management of High Risk Behavior
• Management of Suicidal Behavior-Clinical (ECD Dec
  02)
• Community Level Action Support (ECD Dec 02)

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• Questions?