ALARACT 057/2014 DTG: R 061736Z MAR 14 THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED BY USAITA ON BEHALF OF//DCS G1// SUBJECT: ARMY SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM (ANNUAL GUIDANCE ON SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING) REFERENCES: A. AR 600-63, ARMY HEALTH PROMOTION, 7 MAY 2007 (RAPID ACTION REVISION (RAR), 07 SEPTEMBER 2010). B. DA PAM 600-24, HEALTH PROMOTION, RISK REDUCTION, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION, 17 DECEMBER 2009 (RAR, 07 SEPTEMBER 2010). C. ARMY CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND RISK REDUCTION, FY11, 8 NOVEMBER 2010. D. AR 350-1, ARMY TRAINING AND LEADER DEVELOPMENT, 18 DECEMBER 2009 (RAR 001, 4 AUGUST 2011). E. AR 611-1, MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION, 30 SEPTEMBER 1997. F. DA PAM 611-21, MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND STRUCTURE, 22 JANUARY 2007. G. ALARACT 133/2010 - SUICIDE INTERVENTION TRAINERS FOR GATEKEEPERS ADDITIONAL SKILL IDENTIFIER (ASI) "1S." H. HQDA EXORD 037-13, READY AND RESILIENT QUICK WINS, DATED 29 NOVEMBER 2012. I. ALARACT 194/2013, FRAGO 1 HQDA EXORD 110-23, READY AND RESILIENT CAMPAIGN, UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR READY AND RESILIENT PROGRAM METRICS, 17 AUGUST 2013. 1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ALARACT IS TO PROVIDE ANNUAL TRAINING GUIDANCE, REQUIREMENTS, AND RESOURCES FOR COMMAND TEAMS TO PLAN AND EXECUTE SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING IN THEIR
UNITS/ORGANIZATIONS. 2. MAINTAINING TOTAL ARMY (ACTIVE, RESERVE COMPONENTS, AND ARMY CIVILIANS) READINESS REMAINS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE ARMY AND IS REFELECTED IN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE READY AND RESILIENT CAMPAIGN (R2C). R2C IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE AND ENDURING NEEDS OF OUR SOLDIERS, ARMY CIVILIANS, AND FAMILIES. SOME NEEDS ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE RESILIENCE AND ARE PREVENTIVE IN NATURE, WHILE OTHERS FOCUS ON PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT IN REACTION TO A PARTICULAR INCIDENT OR CHALLENGE. THE ARMY WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THE RIGHT COMPLEMENT OF RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY AND RESILIENT FORCE. 3. ASK CARE ESCORT (ACE) 3.A. IAW AR 600-63, PARA 4-4J, ANNUAL SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING ACE IS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT FOR ALL SOLDIERS, LEADERS, AND ARMY CIVILIANS. ACE FOR SOLDIERS HAS BEEN REVISED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE DURING FIRST QUARTER CY14 (JANUARY 2014). 3.B. THE ARMY HAS DEVELOPED SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS TRAINING SUPPORT PACKAGES (TSP) AS A RESOURCE TO MEET THE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLDIERS, LEADERS, AND ARMY CIVILIANS. TRAINING IS NOT REQUIRED FOR FAMILY MEMBERS, BUT IS AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED. THESE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ARMY, G-1 WEBSITE WWW.PREVENTSUICIDE.ARMY.MIL OR THE U.S. ARMY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMAND (USAPHC) WEBSITE HTTP://PHC.AMEDD.ARMY.MIL/TOPICS/HEALTHYLIVING/BH/PAGES/SUICIDE PREVENTIONEDUCATION.ASPX. TRAINING TIP CARDS, BROCHURES, AND POSTERS TO SUPPORT SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING CAN BE ORDERED FROM THE USAPHC WEBSITE AT: HTTPS://USAPHCAPPS.AMEDD.ARMY.MIL/HIOSHOPPINGCART/. SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING VIDEOS CAN BE REPRODUCED AND ARE AVAILABLE VIA YOUR LOCAL TRAINING SUPPORT CENTERS AND THE DEFENSE IMAGERY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS CENTER (DIMOC), HTTP://WWW.DEFENSEIMAGERY.MIL. 3.C. IAW AR 350-1, PARA 3-22 D, COMPLETED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING WILL BE DOCUMENTED IN THE INDIVIDUAL TRAINING RECORD (ITR) UTILIZING THE DIGITAL TRAINING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DTMS). THE SHOULDER TO SHOULDER VIDEO SERIES; INTERACTIVE VIDEOS,
"BEYOND THE FRONT" AND "THE HOME FRONT" ARE APPROVED TRAINING PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT BUT NOT REPLACE ACE TRAINING. THESE VIDEOS ARE ACCESSIBLE AT WWW.PREVENTSUICIDE.ARMY.MIL. 4. ASK CARE ESCORT - SUICIDE INTERVENTION (ACE-SI) 4.A. THE ASK CARE ESCORT - SUICIDE INTERVENTION (ACE-SI) FOUR- HOUR WORKSHOP IS REQUIRED TRAINING FOR JUNIOR LEADERS AND FIRST- LINE SUPERVISORS. JUNIOR LEADERS AND FIRST LINE SUPERVISORS ARE IDENTIFIED AS "COMPANY-LEVEL LEADERSHIP CONSISTING OF SQUAD AND SECTION LEADERS, PLATOON SERGEANTS AND PLATOON LEADERS, COMPANY FIRST SERGEANTS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, COMPANY COMMANDERS AND ARMY CIVILIANS SERVING AT COMPANY LEVEL." THIS INCLUDES BATTERY AND TROOP LEVEL EQUIVALENTS. ACE-SI TRAINING IS A ONE TIME REQUIREMENT FOR SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS, PROVIDED A CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION IS AVAILABLE OR DOCUMENTED WITHIN THE UNIT/ORGANIZATION. 4.B. ACE-SI TRAINERS ARE CERTIFIED BY ATTENDING A ONE-DAY SIX- HOUR TRAIN-THE-TRAINER (T4T) WORKSHOP. COORDINATION TO SET-UP OR ATTEND A REGIONAL T4T WORKSHOP IS MADE THROUGH INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND (IMCOM), ARMY NATIONAL GUARD (ARNG), OR UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE COMMAND (USARC) SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM MANAGER (SPPM) AND THE ARMY G-1 (ASPP). LOCAL SPPMS NEED TO COORDINATE WITH COMMANDERS AND ORGANIZE THE NEWLY TRAINED PERSONNEL ON THEIR POSTS, CAMPS, OR STATIONS TO TRAIN THE REQUIRED PERSONNEL. 5. APPLIED SUICIDE INTERVENTION SKILLS TRAINING (ASIST). 5.A. ASIST IS ADVANCED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING AND IS REQUIRED FOR GATEKEEPERS, AS DEFINED IN AR 600-63, PARA. 4-4 - (J) - (4). SENIOR COMMANDERS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH GARRISON COMMANDERS, SELECT CATEGORIES OF GATEKEEPERS TO BE TRAINED FROM THE EXAMPLES LISTED IN TABLE 4-1 BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE POST, CAMP, OR STATION. COMMANDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANNUALLY IDENTIFYING AND SUBMITTING REQUIREMENTS TO THE LOCAL SPPM THROUGH QUARTERLY REPORTS FOR ASIST TRAINING MATERIALS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF SOLDIERS OR ARMY CIVILIANS, WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED TRAINING VIA LOCAL SPPM. 5.B. ASIST TRAINERS WILL ATTEND THE T4T FIVE-DAY WORKSHOP. TO
MAINTAIN THEIR CERTIFICATION, GATEKEEPERS WILL CONDUCT A MINIMUM OF THREE ASIST TWO-DAY WORKSHOPS WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF COMPLETING TRAINING AND CONDUCT ONE ASIST TWO-DAY WORKSHOP FOR EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER. AN ADDITIONIAL SKILL IDENTIFIER (ASI) "1S" WILL BE AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS, IN THE GRADES E-5 TO E-7, WHO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT. 5.C. UNIT COMMANDERS WILL SUBMIT A DA FORM 4187 (PERSONNEL ACTION) WITH A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DOCUMENTING COMPLETION OF THREE ASIST TWO-DAY WORKSHOPS, THROUGH SERVICING PERSONNEL CENTERS FOR INPUT INTO THE TOTAL OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (TOPMIS), ENLISTED DISTRIBUTION AND ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM (EDAS) OR INTEGRATED TOTAL ARMY PERSONNEL DATABASE (ITAPDB). ARMY CIVILIANS CAN UPDATE TRAINING INFORMATION THROUGH THE ARMY CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ONLINE (CPOL) AT HTTP://CPOL.ARMY.MIL. 6. SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM MANAGER (SPPM) TRAINING. 6.A. THE ARMY G-1 (ASPP) DEVELOPED TRAINING FOR CURRENT AND NEWLY APPOINTED SPPMS AT POSTS, CAMPS, AND STATIONS. THIS TRAINING IS ORGANIZED INTO FOUR (4) MODULES AND FOURTEEN (14) LESSONS. THE LESSONS PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION ON SPPM DUTIES AND EXPECTATIONS WITHIN ALL THREE ARMY COMPONENTS. SPPM TRAINING IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://ATN.ARMY.MIL/MEDIA/DAT/SUICIDEPREVENTION/PLAYER.HTML CURRENT SPPMS HIRED OR APPOINTED, AS OF 1 DECEMBER 2013 SHOULD COMPLETE THIS TRAINING NLT 28 FEBRUARY 2014. SPPMS HIRED OR APPOINTED AFTER 1 JANUARY 2014 ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THEIR START DATE. 7. SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS VIDEOS AND WEBSITES. 7.A. SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH LOCAL TRAINING SUPPORT CENTERS, DIMOC WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.DEFENSEIMAGERY.MIL, OR FROM THE ARMY G-1, ASPP WEBSITE, WWW.PREVENTSUICIDE.ARMY.MIL. COMMANDERS ARE ENCOURGED TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE READY AND RESILIENT CAMPAIGN WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.ARMY.MIL/READYANDRESILIENT ON THE RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE TOTAL FORCE. 8. POINTS OF CONTACTS (POC).
8.A. ARMY IS SUPPORTED BY A SPPM AT EACH ACTIVE INSTALLATION OR LOCATION WHO COORDINATES EFFORTS WITH HQ IMCOM. THE HQ IMCOM SPPM POC IS MR. DEREK FERRELL, 210-466-0386, DEREK.T.FERRELL2.CIV@MAIL.MIL. 8.B. THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD IS SUPPORTED WITHIN EACH STATE OR TERRITORY BY A SPPM WHO IS THE POC FOR UNITS AND COORDINATES EFFORTS WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU (NGB). THE NGB SPPM POC IS MAJ AGATA TYSON, 703-607-9182, AGATA.W.TYSON.MIL@MAIL.MIL. 8.C. UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE IS SUPPORTED BY A SPPM AT EACH MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND WHO IS THE POC FOR ASSIGNED UNITS AND COORDINATES EFFORTS WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE COMMAND (USARC) AND FORCES COMMAND (FORSCOM) SPPM. THE USARC SPPM POC IS MR. JOSE MOJICA, 910-570-9036, JOSE.A.MOJICA3.CIV@MAIL.MIL, THE FORSCOM SPPM IS COL ANTHONY J. ESCOTT, 910-570-6151, ANTHONY.J.ESCOTT.MIL@MAIL.MIL. 8.D. HQDA SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM POC IS MS. GABRIELE P. M. TYLER 703-695-5429, GABRIELE.TYLER@US.ARMY.MIL. 9. THE POCS FOR THIS MESSAGE ARE MR. SPENCER C. MYERS, TRAINING ANALYST, (703) 571-7248, SPENCER.C.MYERS.CIV@MAIL.MIL AND MS. SHERRY SIMMONS-COLEMAN, SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST, (703) 571-7242, SHERRY.D.SIMMONSCOLEMAN.CIV@MAIL.MIL. 10. THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DCS, G-1. 11. EXPIRATION DATE IS 31 DECEMBER 2014.