Photo By Spc. Damian Flowers | Twenty-three soldiers from the 113th Sustainment Brigade attended Applied Suicide...... read more read more
RALEIGH, N.C. - Twenty three soldiers from the 113th Sustainment Brigade attended Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training here April 16-17. Unfortunately, for soldier and caregivers, the threat of suicide is one that has become more and more visible.
ASIST gives students the confidence and skills necessary to prevent suicides from happening. More than just awareness, students are taught how to recognize someone who's at risk and how to move them emotionally to a "safe place." ASIST is an interactive workshop that provides an opportunity to explore experiences with and attitudes about suicide. Students learn how to understand the needs of a person at risk of suicide, recognize the warning signs of suicide, and learn what resources are available to help at risk individuals.
During the two day course, the students learned quickly that ASIST training was “hands on training”. “This training is nothing like the standard awareness briefing most of have back in the states, said 113th Sustainment Brigade ASIST instructor Sgt. Jeanette Lewis”.
ASIST is not “therapy,” said Maj. Philip Winn, an ASIST instructor here. “It is crisis intervention that allows us to identify at risk persons and get them to a safe place until a qualified professional can get involved."
For more information on ASIST and all U.S. Army Suicide Prevention Programs visit http://www.armyg1.army.mil/hr/suicide/training.asp
| Date Taken: | 04.30.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 05.02.2012 08:32 |
| Story ID: | 87721 |
| Location: | RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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