Call: 988 and press 1 for the Military Crisis Line.
Leaders who apply consistent and systematic whole of person and whole of unit strategies will positively affect individual and unit resilience outcomes. Suicide or self-harm behaviors are a result of a complex interaction of many factors environmental, psychological, biological, and social. Because there is no one, single solution, this challenge requires a comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention, which includes coordinated efforts for an integrated prevention approach. The Army’s approach operationalizes the public health approach, which includes defining the problem, identifying influencing risk and protective factors to describe the problem, then identifying, implementing, and evaluating helping agencies, programs, and services.
The Army Suicide Prevention Office is not a crisis center and does not provide counseling services. If you or someone you know needs help, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 and press 1 for the Military Crisis Line (NORTHCOM).
Army Community Resource Guides
The Army Suicide Prevention Program aligns policies, practices, and programs that promote positive behavioral changes, strengthen personal and collective bonds, and build readiness and resilience through collaborative partnerships and evidence-based programs that are replicable, scalable, and sustainable. Specific elements include stigma reduction efforts, help-seeking behaviors, and proactive activities (for example, financial literacy and skill building) before the point of crises, while supporting activities and services intended to improve the quality of life of Soldiers, Department of the Army , their Families, and installations.
Additional Military Crisis Lines
+1 888-482-6054 or DSN 988
+1 855-422-7719 or DSN 988
+1 844-702-5495 or DSN 988
+1 844-702-5493 or DSN 988
+1 866-989-9599 or DSN 988 Suicide Prevention Program Fact Sheets:
Find more helpful fact sheets:
TELL US HOW WE CAN HELP
These guides offer quick access to websites, email addresses, and phone numbers for programs and services available to members of U.S. military communities Army-wide. From local emergency services, to medical care, behavioral health, Family advocacy, ministry, and many more, find your guide here.