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What are the criteria for a successful Air Force suicide
prevention program?
March 2005
Compiled by Ann Webb
Air University
Library
Maxwell AFB, AL
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All sites listed were last accessed on March 15, 2005.
The following materials are located on the OTS Reserve Shelf. Check online catalog for availability of additional copies.
Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative,
edited by Sara K. Goldsmith and the Institute of Medicine (U.S). Committee on
Pathophysiology & Prevention of Adolescent & Adult Suicide. Washington,
National Academies Press, 2002. 496 p.
Book
call no.: 362.28 R321
Shneidman, Edwin S. Comprehending Suicide: Landmarks
in 20th-Century Suicidology. Washington, American Psychological
Association, 2001. 215 p.
Book call no.: 616.858445
S558c
Air Force Suicide
Prevention Program. Air Force Link.
Available online:
http://afspp.afms.mil
Contains Air Force produced suicide prevention
teaching products such as PPTs, handouts, etc. Official policy and guidance and
other useful links.
American Association of Suicidology
Campise, Rick and Henry, Arianne. Suicide Prevention Is a Year-Round
Task. Washington, Air Force Print News Today, April 29, 2002.
Carr, Joel R. and others. Suicide Surveillance in the
U.S. Military-Reporting and Classification Biases in Rate
Calculations. Suicide & Life - Threatening Behavior
34:233-242 Fall 2004. National Institute of Mental Health: Suicide Prevention
National Library of Medicine: Suicide Pomeroy, G. W. DOD Sets First Suicide Prevention
Week. Air Force Print News Today, November 13, 2002.
Screening For Mental Health: Stop a Suicide Today!
Suicide: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and
Annotated Research Guide to Internet References. San Diego, CA, ICON
Health Publications, 2003. Suicide Prevention: A Holistic Approach,
edited by Diego De Leo and others. New York, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
243 p. Violanti, John M. Predictors of Police Suicide
Ideation. Suicide & Life - Threatening Behavior
34:277-284 Fall 2004. Please Note: A call number beginning with
"R" denotes a reference book. Check the online catalog for availability of
additional copies. Chiles, John and Strolsahl, Kirk. Clinical Manual for Assessment and
Treatment of Suicide Patients. Washington, American Psychiatric
Publishing, 2004. 333 p. Evans, Glen. The Encyclopedia of Suicide.
2nd ed. New York, Facts on File, 2003. 329 p. (Facts on File Library of Health
and Living) Noren, Carol Marie. In Times of Crisis and Sorrow: A
Minister's Manual Resource Guide. San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 2001. 324
p. Simon, Robert I. Assessing and Managing Suicide
Risk: Guidelines for Clinically Based Risk Management. Washington,
American Psychiatric Publishing, 2004. 234 p. Sphar, Asa R. and Smith, Argile Asa. Helping Hurting
People: A Handbook on Reconciliation-Focused Counseling and Preaching.
Lanham, MD, University Press of America, 2003. 293 p. Academy Beefs Up Suicide Prevention. Air Force Times
65:5 January 17, 2005. Callander, Bruce D. Suicide in the Ranks. Air Force Magazine
88:52-54 January 2005. Cavallaro, Gina. Coping in the War Zone: Combat Study Details Suicides,
Stress on Troops. Army Times 64:8-9 April 5, 2004. Dendy, John B., IV. On a Suicide Mission (to Erase the Stigma Attached to
Seeking Mental Health Care). Airman 44:26-27 February
2000. Dervic,
Kanita. Religious Affiliation and Suicide Attempts.
American Journal of Psychiatry, 161:2303-2309. December 2004.
Frequently Asked Questions about Suicide. Mobility
Forum 13:35 November-December 2004. Gaudiano, Nicole. Suicides up Among Airmen. Air Force
Times 65:10 November 8, 2004. Hasenauer, Heike. Saving Soldiers from Suicide.
Soldiers 56:26-27 July 2001. Hodges, Lisa. Hands-off Suicide Prevention Policy. TIG
Brief 55:6-7 March-April 2003. Rolfsen, Bruce. Spotting Warning Signs to Help Troubled Airmen.
Air Force Times 63:15 November 18, 2002. Sharpnack, James. Suicide Prevention: It Takes a Community.
Combat Edge 10:30-32 October 2001. Suicide Prevention: "Could I Have Done More?"
Soldiers 55:4-15 May 2000. Teague, Lillian. Suicide Prevention...Its All Basic. Mobility
Forum 13:33-35 November-December 2004. Tudor, Jason. Returned to Duty: NCO Makes Journey Back from Suicide
Attempt. Airman 44:28-33 May 2000. Zoroya, Gregg and McHugh Jane. Iraq Suicides Spur Look into Stress on
Troops. Air Force Times 64:35 October 27, 2003. AFI 44-153. Critical Incident Stress Management July
1, 1999. AFI 44-154. Suicide and Violence Prevention,
Education, and Training January 3, 2003.
Available online at: http://www.suicidology.org/
Concentrates on the understanding and prevention of suicide.
Available online at:
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123004622
Available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=715316181&sid=1&Fmt=4&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Available online at: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/suicideprevention/index.cfm
Available online at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/suicide.html
Links to the world's largest medical library.
Available online at: http://www.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?storyID=111302761
Authored by Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs.
Available online at: http://www.stopasuicide.org
Developed by Harvard psychiatrist Douglas Jacobs, MD, Stop a Suicide,
Today! teaches you how to recognize the signs of suicide in family members,
friends and co-workers, and empowers you to make a difference in the lives of
your loved ones.
Available online at: http://www.netlibrary.com/
Available online at: http://www.netlibrary.com/
Available online at: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=715316231&sid=1&Fmt=4&clientId=417&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Book call no.: 616.858445
C537c
Book call no.: R 362.2803 E92e 2003
Book call no.: 259.6 N834i
Book call no.: 362.287
S596a
Book call no.:
253.5 S753h
Also available online at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=2942515
Also available online at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=15224578
Gaudiano, Nicole. Suicides Are One-Third of Deaths Investigated in the Air
Force. Air Force Times 64:23 October 6, 2003.
Includes a chart.
News Breaks. Air Force Times 65:5 January 17, 2005.
News briefs on the U.S. Air Force as of January 2005. Actions taken by the
Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO to improve its suicide prevention
program.
Also available online at:
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mth&an=15810031
Also available online at : http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubfiles/af/44/afi44-153/afi44-153.pdf
Also available online at : http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/pubfiles/af/44/afi44-154/afi44-154.pdf