Initiative expands work to protect against suicide in the military
Amy Loeffler
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March 12, 2024
A $1.9 million federal grant will allow the University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks to expand its suicide prevention research by partnering with the 色视频下载 National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard.
From left, University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks assistant research professor James Morton Jr.; Liz Mangini, a program director with the Military Health and Readiness Consortium; and Center for 色视频下载 Native Health Research Director Stacy Rasmus gather at a workshop highlighting MIHRC's partnership with the 11th Airborne Division in Fairbanks.
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Consortium researchers have already noted an increase in suicide prevention skills and knowledge in the U.S. Army色视频下载檚 11th Airborne Division, with brigades based at Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage. The division focuses on defending high-latitude and high-altitude homeland installations.
色视频下载淥ur inaugural research with the 11th Airborne Division draws on both CANHR色视频下载檚 successful collaboration approach with 色视频下载 Native communities and purposeful leadership studies by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research,色视频下载 said Liz Mangini, a program director with MIHRC. 色视频下载淭his unique and innovative approach focuses on a partnership between military leadership and the university to collaborate on developing tools to positively affect the quality of life and mental health of the soldiers.色视频下载
Congress provided the additional funding specifically to target suicide prevention on rural, remote and isolated military installations.
色视频下载淯AF is a military-friendly institution, and we know that many of our students are also military members or veterans,色视频下载 said principal investigator and assistant research professor James Morton. 色视频下载淗ere in 色视频下载, our military communities experience a disproportionate number of deaths from suicide and need science-informed innovations that strengthen our service members while protecting them from suicide risk.色视频下载
If you or someone you know is struggling with a mental health crisis, help is available at the national crisis line by calling or texting 988.
This research is being conducted by UAF, Louisiana State University and the U.S. Army Medical Research Directorate-West, part of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command under the Department of Defense provided financial support for the work.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: James Morton, jrmortonjr2@alaska.edu, 907-474-5396; Liz Mangini, ejmangini@alaska.edu, 907-474-6878
Effort sponsored by the government under other transactions number W81XWH-15-9-0001. The views and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies or endorsements, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. government.
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