Suicide Postvention in the Department of Defense: Evidence, Policies and Procedures, and Perspectives of Loss Survivors

doi:10.7249/RR586

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DOI	10.7249/RR586
报告编号	RR-586-OSD
	Suicide Postvention in the Department of Defense: Evidence, Policies and Procedures, and Perspectives of Loss Survivors
	Rajeev Ramchand; Lynsay Ayer; Gail Fisher; Karen Chan Osilla; Dionne Barnes-Proby; Samuel Wertheimer
	2015
出版年	2015
页数	132
语种	英语
国家	美国
出版者	RAND Corporation
领域	资源环境
英文摘要	The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has been struggling with increasing rates of suicide among military personnel for the past decade. As DoD continues to implement new programs and examine its policies in an effort to prevent military personnel from taking their own lives, it is important to assess its current responses to suicide and to identify opportunities to enhance these programs and policies. Unfortunately, there is little scientific evidence on how best to respond to suicides, how to ensure that surveillance activities are managed appropriately and that loss survivors are given sufficient support to grieve, how additional suicides can be prevented, and how to honor and respect the decedent and his or her loved ones. At the same time, there are many resource guides intended to provide recommendations for organizations (mostly schools) in responding to suicides. A review of the existing scientific evidence on postvention (responses to prevent additional suicides in the aftermath of a suicide) and guidance for other types of organizations provides potential insights for DoD, however. Complemented by the perspectives of those most intimately touched by military suicide — the family and friends of those who have died — these sources may help DoD formulate its guidance in a practical and sensitive way.
英文关键词	Military Health and Health Care Suicide Veteran Health Care Military Families Mental Health Treatment
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来源平台	Rand Corporation
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文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/4232
专题	资源环境科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Rajeev Ramchand,Lynsay Ayer,Gail Fisher,et al. Suicide Postvention in the Department of Defense: Evidence, Policies and Procedures, and Perspectives of Loss Survivors:RAND Corporation,2015.