Army Updates Suicide Regulations

[unhappycamper]

Army Updates Suicide Regulations
December 07, 2009
Army News Service|by Jerry Harben

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The Army Suicide Prevention Task Force and the Army's vice chief of staff are trying to get out the word about what Soldiers and leaders can do to improve behavioral health and prevent the loss of life through suicide.

One way this message is getting out is through updated and improved regulations, including the Army Health Promotion regulation (AR 600-63), Army Suicide Prevention pamphlet (PAM 600-24) and FM 6-22.5, Combat and Operational Stress Control Manual for Leaders and Soldiers.

"FM 6-22.5 outlines leader responsibilities pertaining to Soldiers and behavioral health," said Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli in an All Army Activities or ALARAC message. "It provides detailed guidance on supporting Soldiers and families through all phases of the ARFORGEN cycle; to include command directed evaluations, facilitating leader led after action debriefs and updated sleep guidance as an operational planning factor."

Some of the messages are:

--Combat and operational stress affects everyone. No Soldier who experienced combat or Family member will remain unchanged.


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/news/article/army-news/army-updates-suicide-regulations.html?col=1186032369115

[Aragorn]

1. regs

just make it against regulation. that will fix everything.

How about no more amphetamines?

I hope they will take this seriously but I am skeptical so far.

[PavePusher]

2. They don't exactly hand those out like candy yaknow. n/t