1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,407 shipmates . I'm Vice Admiral john must 2 00:00:02,407 --> 00:00:04,684 in chief of Navy Reserve and Commander , 3 00:00:04,684 --> 00:00:06,851 Navy Reserve Force every day . Suicide 4 00:00:06,851 --> 00:00:08,684 prevention is a priority for the 5 00:00:08,684 --> 00:00:10,907 Department of Defense and certainly for 6 00:00:10,907 --> 00:00:12,740 our Navy Reserve every september 7 00:00:12,740 --> 00:00:14,740 however , we particularly emphasize 8 00:00:14,740 --> 00:00:16,573 this complex issue to talk about 9 00:00:16,573 --> 00:00:18,684 warning signs , prevention measures , 10 00:00:18,684 --> 00:00:20,684 available resources for our service 11 00:00:20,684 --> 00:00:22,851 members and reaffirm our commitment to 12 00:00:22,851 --> 00:00:25,184 help each other through difficult times . 13 00:00:25,184 --> 00:00:25,070 The theme of this year's suicide 14 00:00:25,070 --> 00:00:27,410 prevention month is connect to protect 15 00:00:27,450 --> 00:00:29,620 support is within reach . Our 16 00:00:29,620 --> 00:00:31,620 experiences with COVID-19 certainly 17 00:00:31,620 --> 00:00:33,731 reinforced that strong connections to 18 00:00:33,731 --> 00:00:35,564 family , friends , community and 19 00:00:35,564 --> 00:00:37,731 shipmates are vital to maintaining our 20 00:00:37,731 --> 00:00:39,787 emotional and psychological health . 21 00:00:39,787 --> 00:00:41,787 Those same connections also prevent 22 00:00:41,787 --> 00:00:43,231 feelings of isolation and 23 00:00:43,231 --> 00:00:45,120 disconnectedness . Research shows 24 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,120 social interactions can reduce risk 25 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:48,842 factors for suicide as well as 26 00:00:48,842 --> 00:00:50,564 increasing others awareness of 27 00:00:50,564 --> 00:00:52,398 potential warning signs . Please 28 00:00:52,398 --> 00:00:54,287 educate yourself and look out for 29 00:00:54,287 --> 00:00:56,453 warning signs in yourself and others , 30 00:00:56,453 --> 00:00:58,787 including feelings of isolation , guilt , 31 00:00:58,787 --> 00:01:00,842 anger , hopelessness or rage . Maybe 32 00:01:00,842 --> 00:01:02,953 even a reliance on self medicating in 33 00:01:02,953 --> 00:01:05,176 response to emotional and physical pain 34 00:01:05,176 --> 00:01:06,953 troubling social media posts or 35 00:01:06,953 --> 00:01:09,064 messages or thinking about or hearing 36 00:01:09,064 --> 00:01:11,120 others describe potential methods of 37 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:12,953 suicide . If you recognize these 38 00:01:12,953 --> 00:01:15,064 warning signs in yourself or others , 39 00:01:15,064 --> 00:01:17,231 support is within reach . Reach out to 40 00:01:17,231 --> 00:01:19,176 a friend and ask if they need your 41 00:01:19,176 --> 00:01:21,287 support . Listen without judgement as 42 00:01:21,287 --> 00:01:23,120 always , take care of yourself , 43 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,176 exercise , meditate , pray or take a 44 00:01:25,176 --> 00:01:27,287 moment to yourself . Facetime someone 45 00:01:27,287 --> 00:01:29,398 you care about . Talk to a chaplain , 46 00:01:29,398 --> 00:01:31,590 mentor or someone you trust . We all 47 00:01:31,590 --> 00:01:33,757 face challenges in life , but we don't 48 00:01:33,757 --> 00:01:35,812 have to face him alone and you don't 49 00:01:35,812 --> 00:01:37,812 have to go it alone . Department of 50 00:01:37,812 --> 00:01:39,757 Defense and Navy Reserve resources 51 00:01:39,757 --> 00:01:41,646 include Military One source , the 52 00:01:41,646 --> 00:01:43,757 psychological health outreach program 53 00:01:43,757 --> 00:01:45,979 and our chaplain hotline . They are all 54 00:01:45,979 --> 00:01:47,923 there to help us through stressful 55 00:01:47,923 --> 00:01:49,646 times with professionalism and 56 00:01:49,646 --> 00:01:51,701 confidentiality also take actions to 57 00:01:51,701 --> 00:01:53,868 put time and distance between yourself 58 00:01:53,868 --> 00:01:55,979 and lethal means or the individual at 59 00:01:55,979 --> 00:01:57,868 risk such as personal firearms or 60 00:01:57,868 --> 00:02:00,090 medications . The time between thinking 61 00:02:00,090 --> 00:02:02,201 about suicide and acting on it can be 62 00:02:02,201 --> 00:02:04,368 as quick as a few minutes safe storage 63 00:02:04,368 --> 00:02:06,312 such as lockboxes , safe or simply 64 00:02:06,312 --> 00:02:08,479 removing potentially lethal items from 65 00:02:08,479 --> 00:02:08,280 the house can be effective in saving 66 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,690 lives . Shipmates , we are strong but 67 00:02:10,690 --> 00:02:12,468 we are stronger together in war 68 00:02:12,468 --> 00:02:14,412 fighting readiness , responding to 69 00:02:14,412 --> 00:02:16,523 conflicts or humanitarian efforts and 70 00:02:16,523 --> 00:02:18,523 looking out for each other's mental 71 00:02:18,523 --> 00:02:20,690 health and emotional welfare . Suicide 72 00:02:20,690 --> 00:02:22,634 prevention is an all hands on deck 73 00:02:22,634 --> 00:02:24,801 effort . I need you to be aware and is 74 00:02:24,801 --> 00:02:26,634 dedicated to it as you are other 75 00:02:26,634 --> 00:02:28,468 important missions , not only in 76 00:02:28,468 --> 00:02:30,690 september but year round . We have much 77 00:02:30,690 --> 00:02:32,912 to do together . Now let's get busy out 78 00:02:32,912 --> 00:02:31,450 there