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Preventing Suicide Among the TR Ranks

July 16, 2014

According to the Department of Veterans Affairs Suicide Data Report, 2012, “An estimated 22 veterans will have died from suicide each day in the calendar year 2010.” Extrapolate that, and you get over 8,000 veteran suicides annually, a number far too large to not act.

With those statistics in mind, Region 1 wrapped up June 2014 with a weekend-long Applied Suicide Interventions Skills Training (ASIST) where about 20 volunteers assembled in Farmington, CT. Organized by Clay Hunt Fellow Ryan Ginty, the class was taught by Region 6 Resource Manager Klebe Brumble, TR HQ Clinicial Specialist Dane Frost, and TR Program Operations Associate Amanda Burke.

Recognizing vets and first responders don’t necessarily enjoy sitting in a classroom for 12 hours, the training provided a combination of classroom time and practical exercises. Air Force veteran Lourdes Tiglao said, “The role playing portion drove the gravity and seriousness home for many of the participants as to how pervasive the feeling of isolation can be for persons at risk.”

While the ASIST model of intervening on a person at risk is meant to be a first responder style of suicide intervention to be used by anyone in any situation, TR hopes those trained on the ASIST model can aid our members in times of crisis.

“Team Rubicon plays a crucial role, not only in disaster response, but in veteran reintegration,” Tiglao said.

Region 2 Program Operations Manager Todd Adrian added, “The experience gained during the classroom training and role playing exercises improves my readiness and confidence in being able to respond to crisis situations, whether during deployments, within our region, or with friends and family.”

The training was made even more valuable by the bonds forged throughout the weekend. It provided our team with an opportunity to get to know each other in a capacity we typically don’t experience during deployments.

Adrian said, “In true TR fashion, members from different regions came together and shared personal experiences with suicide, practiced ASIST skills, and enjoyed camaraderie that transitioned a group of 20 strangers into friends over the course of a weekend.”

Community Funding Opportunity: $25,000 prize. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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   FYI…………….

Greetings MRC Units,

We would like to inform you about an upcoming funding opportunity from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The RWJF Culture of Health Prize is awarded to communities that have placed a priority on health and creating powerful partnerships within communities to make a change.

The $25,000 prize honors those communities that are committed to, not only providing access to good quality care, but also to addressing the barriers to better health by transforming our neighborhoods, schools, and businesses so that good health flourishes. This is an incredible opportunity to showcase the work of your unit and how it has impacted your community.

The cash prize will be designated to a local US governmental or tax exempt public charity (i.e. housing organization, or MRC unit with 501c3 status). Up to 10 communities will be awarded this prize.

The RWJF Culture of Health Prize is awarded to a “community” that fits into the following categories:

• Town

• City

• County

• Tribe or Tribal Community

• Region (such as contiguous towns, cities, or counties)

Because the prize recognizes whole communities, You will need to convey a multi-partner approach when applying.


Key Dates:

July 22, 2014, 3 p.m. ET

Informational webinar (registration required; click HERE <https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/918119969> to register).

September 17, 2014 3 p.m. ET
Phase I Applications (for all applicant communities) due.


For full details on how to apply please visit http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/calls-for-proposals/2014/rwjf-culture-of-health-prize.html

Best,
NACCHO's MRC team 

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