Group advocates for suicide prevention among soldiers, families on JBER

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Volunteers and installation leadership brought suicide prevention awareness to service members and their families as they entered and exited the gates of JBER as part of the base's 988 at the Gate initiative.

FastCast morning digital headlines for Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Last month was recognized as National Suicide Prevention Month, and the Integrated Prevention and Response team on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson promoted awareness on base throughout the month with a number of community-driven efforts.

“What we’re doing is getting in front of issues or challenges or concerns that our service members and our civilian employees are having, before it becomes an intervention, where something has happened,” Berry said. But efforts didn’t end after the early morning rush, as volunteers returned in the late afternoon to hold uplifting signs — which read “you are enough” and “your story isn’t over” among others — and wave to commuters exiting JBER.

Over a dozen individuals participated in the afternoon sign-waving, as commuters waved back and honked in support of their efforts.

 

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