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  • Having hard conversations: Suicide prevention

    You Matter Day was organized during National Suicide Prevention Month for joint base members to destigmatize the topic, remain informed and learn more about available resources.

  • When ‘I’m fine’ may not be the case

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst joins the efforts of the Department of Defense in preventing suicides in the military community through concerted, continuous efforts in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention initiatives.

  • 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