Sept. 24, 2024 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.
Sept. 18, 2024 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.
Sept. 9, 2022 Joint Base MDL leadership promote suicide prevention awareness one sign at a time On Sept. 8, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst leadership and members of the Suicide Prevention Awareness program greeted the joint base community coming into the base, while holding signs of positive messaging, in support of Suicide Awareness Month on Joint Base MDL, N.J. The Suicide Prevention
Aug. 31, 2017 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