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SEPTEMBER - MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
Understanding suicide warning signs and risk factors can help identify those at risk, allow for early intervention, and prevent suicide. Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Month serves as a way to promote psychological health and suicide awareness and prevention, and encourage Sailors, Marines, and civilian personnel to access behavioral health and emotional well-being resources when needed. These valuable resources can be used not only by Sailors, Marines, and civilians who need a helping hand, but also by family members and friends.
The resources in this toolbox are designed to assist with fostering an environment free from the negative attitudes that can be associated with reaching out for help with life's challenges. Health promoters, command leadership, command Suicide Prevention Coordinators (SPCs), behavioral health providers, primary care and other specialty providers, corpsmen, as well as chaplains, are encouraged to use these resources and promote positive coping skills, reaching out for help before stress feels unmanageable, and utilizing available helping resources.
Military OneSource provides comprehensive information about everything from deployment to relationships to parenting and childhood services. Service members and families can also connect with a peer counselor who understands military life and its unique challenges. Call 800-342-9647.
The Marine Corps DSTRESS Line is a hotline and live chat that provides professional, confidential counseling for Marines, Fleet Marine Force Corpsmen, attached Sailors, and families. Use the live chat or call 1-877-476-7734.
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Clinical guidance, including recognition, management and clinical isolation guidance are generally covered by CDC: CDC Clinical Overview
Clinical management for Fleet medical personnel can be found in the NMCFHPC Fleet Mpox Medical Guidance
Clinical guidance for MTFs can be found in the DHA Mpox Guidance Update_5Sept2024
Currently, neither mpox testing nor treatment are readily available in a forward deployed operational setting. Units should identify suspected cases, isolate them, and move them for care at an MTF when operationally feasible.
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery 7700 Arlington Blvd. Ste. 5113 Falls Church, VA 22042-5113 This is an official U.S. Navy website This is a Department of Defense (DoD) Internet computer system. General Navy Medical Inquiries (to Bureau of Medicine and Surgery): usn.ncr.bumedfchva.list.bumed---pao@health.mil