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We’re all responsible for preventing suicides every day : Fort Leonard Wood program uses holistic approach to prevent suicides
Brian Hill
Fort Leonard Wood
Although September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, “We’re all responsible for preventing suicides every day,” according to Fort Leonard Wood’s suicide prevention program manager.
To help do this, leaders on post have brought together the skills of professionals from the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, the Army Substance Abuse Program, Army Community Service and others to provide a holistic suicide awareness program focused on not only treatment but prevention.
Prevention
The Fort Leonard Wood Suicide Prevention Program falls under the Army Substance Abuse Program, and according to Polly Guthrie, ASAP manager, the trainings and campaigns her specialists organize bring a mindset here that suicide prevention is something that needs to be remembered daily. ....

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