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The Army Training System - AskTOP

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5-6. Commander’s Involvement/ResponsibilitiesUnit commanders are accountable for their suicide prevention programs. This includes ensuringthe proper training of unit personnel and ensuring that all leaders are actively engaged in thepersonal welfare of their soldiers.Once a soldier or civilian experiencing a “life crisis,” is identified, it is the responsibility of thecommander to ensure that that individual not only receives the proper crisis intervention, butthat the problem has been fully resolved. <strong>The</strong> referral doesn’t end the commander’sintervention responsibility, but only initiates the involvement which continues until thecommander is completely assured that the particular crisis or disorder has been resolved. Thisincludes properly safeguarding the person at risk while they are receiving the required,professional assistance from mental health care providers.BH professionals that are treating individuals at risk for suicide should keep the commanderinformed, as well as making recommendations for safeguarding the individual during thetreatment, (if the treatment is outpatient care). Clear and expedient communications flow iscrucial between those who are treating the individual at risk and the individual’s commander toensure disclosure of all appropriate information to enable an accurate diagnosis.SH-2-27

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