Suicide Prevention - Resources - The National Guard

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In crisis? Seeking support is a sign of strength.
24/7 support is available:

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call 988 or click here for live chat.

Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988 and press 1; text 838255; or click here for live chat.

NGB Warrior Resilience and Fitness (WRF) Division facilitates the Joint Suicide Prevention Program. The program
enhances suicide prevention-related policies and training, advances data collection and analysis, expands access to
community resources, and conducts strategic communication outreach aimed at reducing suicidal behavior across the
Army and Air National Guard. To learn more about WRF resources, click here.

DoD/VA RESOURCES

Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO)
DSPO Risks and Warning Signs
DSPO Lethal Means Safety Resources
DSPO Leaders Suicide Prevention Messaging Guide
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Lethal Means Safety Resources
VA Mental Health and Wellness Mobile Apps
VA Confidential Self-Check Quiz

NATIONAL PROGRAMS

Project Safeguard
NG Cares

GOVERNANCE

CNGBI
CNGB DTM 0300.00

NON-CRISIS COUNSELING AND SUPPORT

Military OneSource
Vet Center Call Center
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Helpline
Psychological Health Resource Center Live Chat
inTransition Live Chat
Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors
NG Family Assistance Centers
Vet Centers
Star Behavioral Health Providers
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration FIND Treatment
More
Give an Hour
Cohen Veterans Network
Face the Fight
Avalon Action Alliance
PsychArmor
Operation Mend
Travis Manion Foundation
Directors of Psychological Health (CAC enabled)
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Video by Staff Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver

Sentry Storm 2021 - Medevac training spans three different aircraft in one day

167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard

July 22, 2021 | 4:31

The 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, West Virginia Air National Guard, simulate three medical evacuation missions, first with a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Nine, Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, then on a C-130 H3 Hercules aircraft from the 118th Airlift Squadron of the 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard, and finally on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, West Virginia during Sentry Storm 2021, Charleston, West Virginia, July 22, 2021. Sentry Storm is a joint training environment enabling Airmen and Soldiers to exercise their skills to prevail over near-peer competitors while applying Agile Combat Employment concepts. Training events will occur at Yeager Field, Camp Branch in Logan County, Shepherd Field in Martinsburg, West Virginia., and the skies over West Virginia during the week-long exercise. Sentry Storm participants include Air National Guard, Army National Guard, Air Force Reserves, Navy, Air Force, and Civil Air Patrol units. Twenty-one aircraft to include C-130’s, C-17’s MH-60’s, A-10’s, Cessna 172, and UH-1N were employed for the training. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Timothy Sencindiver)