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In the three weeks since Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe took command of Fort Benning, Georgia, the base has seen one soldier die by suicide and three more make \u201cdesperate attempts,\u201d he tweeted Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s an issue present throughout the military, the result of a variety of factors including a high-stress environment, PTSD, and traumatic brain injuries. And it\u2019s an issue leaders are wholeheartedly trying to solve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to convince everyone wearing the uniform that if you\u2019re faced with those kinds of thoughts and decisions that there is no shame, no stigma to reach out,\u201d Donahoe told Military Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Defense Department\u2019s most recent statistics<\/a> stated a suicide rate of 29.5 per 100,000 for active duty Army personnel in 2018. That\u2019s 4.7 deaths per 100,000 higher than the suicide rate for the military as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The civilian suicide rate in 2018 was 14.2 per 100,000, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donahoe\u2019s approach to preventing suicides at Fort Benning is two-pronged: leaders need to practice empathy and recognize the signs, and every soldier needs to be prepared to connect at-risk personnel with suicide prevention resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One suicide prevention resource he urges every soldier to download is TRADOC\u2019s WeCare app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Released in 2014, the suite of apps provides access to local and national resources for sexual assault and suicide prevention<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, WeCare apps are available for 86 different installations around the world and boast a total of approximately 130,000 users. In early August, TRADOC made concerted efforts to increase awareness of the resources WeCare provides. A spokesperson told Military Times that the apps are regularly maintained to ensure information is up-to-date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The WeCare app offers immediate access to local resources for suicide and sexual assault prevention and reporting. Other tabs of the app contain dozens of links to more specific resources.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Upon opening the app, phone numbers for suicide hotlines, chaplains, medical treatment, and more are immediately displayed. Other tabs offer access to a variety of more specific resources and the Army\u2019s suicide prevention manual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecting soldiers with the right resources at the right time could prevent future suicides like the Fort Benning soldier who took his own life, Donahoe said. The soldier who died by suicide was a member of the base\u2019s training cadre \u2014 \u201cthe picture-perfect sergeant,\u201d as Donahoe called him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A rapid series of negative events combined with alcohol led him to believe that his only way forward was to kill himself with a gun, said Donahoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The major general wants soldiers to be \u201cpositively intrusive\u201d in these scenarios, reassuring those at-risk that it\u2019s okay to seek help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to be spring-loaded, and that\u2019s the purpose of that app,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can just open that app up, hit a button, and be talking to a suicide prevention specialist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But sharing resources isn\u2019t always enough, and soldiers don\u2019t always have access to their phones. That\u2019s where Donahoe\u2019s focus on empathy comes into play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The basic training environment can be especially stressful for new recruits, Donahoe said, and empathy from leadership there is absolutely crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three young soldiers at Fort Benning who attempted to take their own lives were all trainees in the first few weeks of basic combat training<\/a> or one-station unit training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur drill sergeants, our company leadership in the OSUT environment have got to have their sensors out for folks who are not adjusting well,\u201d said Donahoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The overwhelming and isolating feelings trainees experience when trying to quickly adapt to life in the military are only exacerbated by the current pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as it\u2019s been done for decades, trainees arrive at Fort Benning by the busload and are thrown into an intensely stressful environment. But unlike the decades of trainees before them, these recruits could be placed in quarantine for weeks upon arrival, unsure of what\u2019s going to happen to them next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maj. Gen. Donahoe told Military Times that a conversation with a trainee who had attempted to take their own life gave valuable insight into the need for increased suicide prevention efforts.\n(Photo by U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Public Affairs Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to remember what it was like to join the Army and show up to your first Army event, and then on top of that the added stress of either you are COVID positive or might be,\u201d said Donahoe. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to lean in and make sure that these young people understand that they\u2019ve got an entire system wrapped around to care for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The major general made it clear that preventing suicide is a top priority, even if it means an end to a soldier\u2019s service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf the way to prevent them from trying to kill themselves is to get them on a pathway out of the Army, then we\u2019ve got to do that,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to change the culture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you or a loved one is experiencing thoughts of suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-8255, which offers a crisis line specifically for service members and veterans.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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