The Denver VA Medical Center has joined forces with the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command’s (USAMRMC) Military Operational Medicine Research Program (MOMRP) and Florida State University to develop a strategic suicide prevention research plan, which incorporates efforts from civilian and Department of Defense entities to integrate, synchronize and implement a multidisciplinary research approach to suicide prevention.
USAMRMC awarded $17 million to the Military Suicide Research Consortium (MSRC) September 30. Researchers from the Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Florida State University were each awarded $8.5 to address this urgent public health issue across the military and the general population.
Through a multidisciplinary approach and the use of state-of-the-art research methodology, the MSRC will yield new scientific data regarding suicidal behavior. Novel findings will assist in the development of more effective prevention interventions, risk assessment methods and treatments to decrease suicide. Findings also will serve to provide recommendations for improving policy and clinical practice guidelines.
To read the entire press release click here.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
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Supporting Those Left Behind by Military Suicides
On October 21, 2010, National Public Radio aired a segment on a program that helps military suicide survivors. The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) is a 24/7 tragedy assistance resource for anyone who has suffered the loss of a military loved one, regardless of the relationship to the deceased or the circumstance of death.
You can listen to the segment and get a copy of the transcript here.
You can listen to the segment and get a copy of the transcript here.
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