Can Access to Data Prevent Army Suicides? Identifying Optimal Response Strategies for Army Leaders

• Main Author: Ramchand, Rajeev (auth)
• Other Authors: Kelly, Theresa F. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2016
• Subjects: Personnel & human resources management; Database design & theory; Medical screening; Psychology; Technology; Management & Organizational Behavior; Health Sciences
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The U.S. Army is developing a system to inform leaders of individual- and unit-level suicide risk factors and to support prevention and intervention activities. One shortfall of this approach is the lack of guidance on how Army leaders should interpret and use this information. To address this gap,...