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Editor:
In March 2011, Soldiers from Fort Leavenworth participated in the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers program. The researchers picked the unit to survey randomly, not because of any particular issues here at Fort Leavenworth.
The research is being conducted throughout the Army both stateside and overseas. More than 175 Soldiers from the 15th Military Police Brigade completed the anonymous questionnaire for the team from the University of Michigan who is facilitating the study here.
The five-year project is the largest study of mental health risk and resilience ever conducted among military personnel. The recent rise in suicide rates prompted the Army to engage the National Institute of Mental Health in 2009 to address this issue. The NIMH has assembled a group of renowned experts to carry out the research including teams from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Services, University of Michigan, Harvard University, Columbia University and NIMH
The study utilizes the most promising scientific approaches to better understand psychological resilience, mental health, and risk for self harm among Soldiers. Findings will be reported as they become available, so the Army may apply them to its ongoing health promotion, risk reduction and suicide prevention efforts.
Taken together, the depth and breadth of the research team, the tremendous scale of the project, and the timely reporting of the findings make the Army study truly groundbreaking research that will benefit members of the armed services and the nation for decades to come.
Kevin Wharton
Suicide Prevention Program Manager
Army Substance Abuse Program
U. S. Army Garrison-Fort Leavenworth
Editor:
In March 2011, Soldiers from Fort Leavenworth participated in the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers program. The researchers picked the unit to survey randomly, not because of any particular issues here at Fort Leavenworth.
The research is being conducted throughout the Army both stateside and overseas. More than 175 Soldiers from the 15th Military Police Brigade completed the anonymous questionnaire for the team from the University of Michigan who is facilitating the study here.
The five-year project is the largest study of mental health risk and resilience ever conducted among military personnel. The recent rise in suicide rates prompted the Army to engage the National Institute of Mental Health in 2009 to address this issue. The NIMH has assembled a group of renowned experts to carry out the research including teams from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Services, University of Michigan, Harvard University, Columbia University and NIMH
The study utilizes the most promising scientific approaches to better understand psychological resilience, mental health, and risk for self harm among Soldiers. Findings will be reported as they become available, so the Army may apply them to its ongoing health promotion, risk reduction and suicide prevention efforts.
Taken together, the depth and breadth of the research team, the tremendous scale of the project, and the timely reporting of the findings make the Army study truly groundbreaking research that will benefit members of the armed services and the nation for decades to come.
Kevin Wharton
Suicide Prevention Program Manager
Army Substance Abuse Program
U. S. Army Garrison-Fort Leavenworth
