• 8 FW Chapel ASIST’s Gwangju Airmen with suicide prevention training

    The 8th Fighter Wing chaplain corps conducted Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, or ASIST, a suicide prevention training at Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, Mar. 30-31, 2023. The training brought together 19 Airmen from the 607th Materiel Maintenance Squadron, Detachment 1, to learn

  • Suicide Awareness

    Suicide Awareness Month is coming to an end, but don't let that stop you from being aware of your Airmen's mental and psychological health. Ask the question.

  • 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

  • Every Airman Plays a Role in Suicide Prevention

    The Air Force is determined to prevent suicide, but you don’t need to be a specialist or doctor to do that. Sometimes all it takes is starting a conversation. Everyone has a role to play. That’s a key part of the Department of Defense’s #BeThere Campaign, which encourages making a difference through