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MILITARY SERVICE WEBSITES
*For security reasons some of the following sites may not be accessible at various threat levels.
Army SPP Website
Navy SPP Website
Marine Corps SPP Website
*For security reasons some of the following sites may not be accessible at various threat levels. In addition, frequently only people in that MAJCOM can access the site.
Air Force MAJCOM Website
Other Useful Website
www.afcrossroads.com
This is an official community website of the United States Air Force. It provides an avenue to maintain a sense of community for AF members. It has links to sites such as casualty and loss, family separations and readiness and other related WEB sites. The search engine is currently inactive, but will be reactivated once all of the remaining sections to the site have been completed.
www.apa.org
The American Psychological Association. This website provides information for CEU’s, products, and different mental health programs. It has links to various sites to review journals and press releases. This site also links directly to articles and books about suicide.
www.nimh.nih.gov/research/suicidefaq.cfm
The National Institute of Mental Health. This site provides frequently asked questions about suicide. Some of the questions are, “What should you do if someone tells you they are thinking about suicide?” and “Why do men commit suicide more often than women?” It also has contact numbers for public inquiries.
www.af.mil/search
This Air Force New Service website provides a listing of documents covering Air Force suicide topics including prevention, warning signs and trends.
www.nmha.org
The National Mental Health Association. This is a non-profit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. It has search capabilities to find information on suicide attempts, trends, etc.
http://www.suicidology.org
The American Association of Suicidology. A non-profit organization who’s website is dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide. Provides links to resources for suicide research, survivors of suicide and for those in crisis.
http://www.spanusa.org
The Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network. A site dedicated to effective national suicide prevention strategies. Has links to other resources such as community organizers and national awareness.
http://www.nami.org
The National Alliance For Mentally Ill. This non-profit organization website provides education about services for people with severe mental illnesses, which are known to be physical brain disorders. It has links to several sites for suicide awareness and education. Provides a list of hot topics, educational opportunities and current research.
www.save.org
The Suicide Awareness Voices of Education. This site is designed to advocate about suicide prevention and to speak for suicide survivors. It has site navigation and a list of articles, books and facts about suicide. You can receive information by e-mail and it lists a national hotline number.
www.samhsa.gov
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services website. This site is charged with improving the quality of prevention, treatment and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death and disability from substance abuse and mental illness. It has links to hot topics, addiction treatment, mental health services, statistics and data as well as workplace resources.
http://www.afsp.org
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This site is dedicated to prevention, research and suicide education. It has links to articles and books related to suicide and suicide survivor support groups.
http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/sma01-3518/index.htm
The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. This site provides links for the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention goals and objectives. It has links to sites like the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, SAMHSA and National Institutes of Health. It allows you to search specific topics as well.
http://www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention/default.asp
The National Suicide Prevention Strategy website is a collaborative effort of The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and Health Resources and Services Administration.
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople
The Healthy People 2010 website. This site is designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats. It has a search feature that allows you to look up topics like suicide and preventing violence. Some topics under suicide include reducing the suicide rate, reducing the rate of suicide attempts by adolescents and reducing firearm related deaths.
www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/calltoaction
The U.S. Surgeon General’s Call to Action. This site identifies the Surgeon General’s blue print to prevent suicide in the United States, released 28 July 1999. Some of the topics covered include suicide among the elderly, suicide among the young and initiatives addressing suicide/risk factors.
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