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  • Perpetual Silence

    “He’s gone. Shawn...he’s gone.”Silence.“Did you hear me?”Pause.My voice cracked when I responded, understanding I would never be able to call or talk to my younger brother again.“Yeah.”Shawn had ended his own life.Suicide can happen quietly and sometimes it’s the people closest to us who are

  • Suicide prevention month: stopping suicide is everyone’s battle

    September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time for Americans to build awareness and help understand suicide in our culture. More than 40,000 Americans lose their life due to suicide each year and research shows that rates in the military and the general population are very close. The loss of any one

  • Dragons focus on resiliency

    Capt. Adam Dell, 81st Medical Operations Squadron mental health flight commander, provides a suicide prevention briefing to members of the 81st Training Wing staff agency at the Sablich Center June 12, 2017, on Keesler Air Force Base, Miss The briefing was one of several Wingman Week events focusing

  • Every Airman Plays a Role in Suicide Prevention

    The Air Force is determined to prevent suicide, but you don’t need to be a specialist or doctor to do that. Sometimes all it takes is starting a conversation. Everyone has a role to play. That’s a key part of the Department of Defense’s #BeThere Campaign, which encourages making a difference through