THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARANTEE 1775
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
4 October 2024

*Army Regulation 600–92

Effective 4 October 2024

Personnel–General

Army Suicide Prevention Program

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

RANDY A. GEORGE
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

MARK F. AVERILL
Administrative Assistant to the
Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is an administrative revision. The portions affected by administrative revision are listed in the summary of change.

Authorities. The authorities for this regulation are DoDI 6490.03, DoDI 6400.09, and DoDI 6490.16.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G–9. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25–30 for specific requirements.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11–2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see app M).

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) via email directly to usarmy.pentagon.hqda-dcs-g-9.mbx.publishing-team@army.mil.

Committee management approval. AR 15–39 requires the proponent to justify establishing/continuing committee(s), coordinate draft publications, and coordinate changes in committee status with the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, Special Programs Directorate at email usarmy.pentagon.hqda-hsa.mbx.committee-management@army.mil. Further, if it is determined that an established "group" identified within this regulation, later takes on the characteristics of a committee, as found in the AR 15–39, then the proponent will follow all AR 15–39 requirements for establishing and continuing the group as a committee.

Distribution. This regulation is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

*This regulation supersedes AR 600-92, dated 8 August 2023.

AR 600–92 • 4 October 2024

UNCLASSIFIED

Suicide Fatality Review and Analysis Board Sample Reporting Memo

See figure K – 1 for a sample template for alternative training plans.

Program

Commander’s Ready and Resilient Council An installation-based process that serves as the SC’s primary mechanism to operationalize readiness, resilience, and the ASPP and implement a data-informed integrated prevention system. This multidiscipli- nary forum allows community members to collaborate and address the health and well-being of the instal- lation or community by integrating, mission, garrison, and medical R2 efforts.

Connectedness The feeling of support and willingness to help. Involves the quality and number of connections one has with other people in a social circle of family, friends, and acquaintances (see DoDI 6400.09).

Gatekeeper Members of a community who are trained to counsel Servicemembers on access to lethal means, such as chaplains, front-line supervisors, legal personnel, schoolhouse instructors, and medical personnel (see DoDI 6400.09).

Intervention A strategy or approach that is intended to prevent an outcome or alter the course of an existing challenge of stress; also known as “secondary prevention” (see DoDI 6490.16).

Lethal means Method for suicide that has a high likelihood of resulting in death (for example, firearms, drugs, and poi- sons) (see DoDI 6490.16).

Postvention Response activities that should be undertaken in the immediate aftermath of a suicide that has impacted the unit. Postvention has two purposes: to help suicide attempt survivors cope with their grief and to pre- vent additional suicides. It also may provide an opportunity to disseminate accurate information about sui- cide, encourage help-seeking behavior, and provide messages of resilience, hope, and healing. Also known as “tertiary prevention” (see DoDI 6490.16).

Prevention A strategy or approach that reduces the risk or delays the onset of adverse health problems or reduces the likelihood that an individual will engage in harmful behaviors. Also known as “primary prevention” (see DoDI 6490.16).

Prevention activities Policies, programs, or practices that aim to prevent self-directed harm and prohibit abusive or harmful acts (see DoDI 6400.09).

Prevention personnel Military members or DoD civilian personnel whose official duties (to include collateral and additional du- ties) involve the prevention of self-directed harm or prohibited abusive or harmful acts and who attain and sustain prevention-specific knowledge and skills (for example, chaplains, SPPMs, and command climate specialists) (see DoDI 6400.09).

Primary prevention Stopping a self-directed harm and prohibited abusive or harmful act before it occurs. Can be implemented for an entire group or population without regard to risk (universal primary prevention) or can be imple- mented for individuals, groups, or a population that is at risk (selected primary prevention) (see DoDI 6400.09).

Protective factors Skills, strengths, or resources that help people deal more effectively with stressful events. Protective fac- tors enhance resilience and help to counterbalance risk factors. Protective factors may be personal (for example, attitudes, values, and norms prohibiting suicide) or external or environmental (for example, strong relationships, particularly with family members) (see DoDI 6490.16).

Public health approach A prevention approach that impacts groups or populations of people versus treatment of individuals. Pub- lic health focuses on preventing suicidal behavior before it ever occurs (primary prevention) and ad- dresses a broad range of risk and protective factors. The public health approach values multidisciplinary collaboration, which brings together many different perspectives and experiences to enrich and strengthen the solutions for the many diverse communities (see DoDI 6490.16).

Resilience The ability to withstand, recover from, and grow in the face of stressors and changing demands (see DoDI 6490.16).

Risk factors Factors caused by stress, trauma, or other circumstances that cause a schism in protective factors. Fac- tors that make it more likely those individuals will develop a disorder or predispose one to high risk for self-injurious behaviors. Risk factors may encompass biological, psychological, or social factors in the in- dividual, family, and environment (see DoDI 6490.16).

Self-harm Behavior directed toward oneself that deliberately results in injury or the potential for injury to oneself. Also called “self-directed harm” (see DoDI 6400.09).

Suicide Death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with an intent to die as a result of the behavior (see DoDI 6490.16).

Suicide attempt A non-fatal, self-directed, potentially injurious behavior with an intent to die as a result of the behavior (see DoDI 6490.16).

Suicide ideation Thinking about, considering, or planning suicide (see DoDI 6490.16).