EXPANSION OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY HEALING AND RESPONSE TRAINING UNDER THE YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.

SEC. 595. EXPANSION OF SUICIDE PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY HEALING AND RESPONSE TRAINING UNDER THE YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM. Section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended—(1) in subsection (h)—(A) by striking paragraph (3); and(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (15) as paragraphs (3) through (14), respectively; and(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(i) Suicide Prevention and Community Healing and Response Program.—“(1) Establishment.—As part of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, the Office for Reintegration Programs shall establish a program to provide National Guard and Reserve members and their families, and in coordination with community programs, assist the communities, with training in suicide prevention and community healing and response to suicide.“(2) Design.—In establishing the program under paragraph (1), the Office for Reintegration Programs shall consult with—“(A) persons that have experience and expertise with combining military and civilian intervention strategies that reduce risk and promote healing after a suicide attempt or suicide death for National Guard and Reserve members; and“(B) the adjutant general of each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.“(3) Operation.—“(A) Suicide prevention training.—The Office for Reintegration Programs shall provide National Guard and Reserve members with training in suicide prevention. Such training shall include—123 STAT. 2339“(i) describing the warning signs for suicide and teaching effective strategies for prevention and intervention;“(ii) examining the influence of military culture on risk and protective factors for suicide; and“(iii) engaging in interactive case scenarios and role plays to practice effective intervention strategies.“(B) Community healing and response training.—The Office for Reintegration Programs shall provide the families and communities of National Guard and Reserve members with training in responses to suicide that promote individual and community healing. Such training shall include—“(i) enhancing collaboration among community members and local service providers to create an integrated, coordinated community response to suicide;“(ii) communicating best practices for preventing suicide, including safe messaging, appropriate memorial services, and media guidelines;“(iii) addressing the impact of suicide on the military and the larger community, and the increased risk that can result; and“(iv) managing resources to assist key community and military service providers in helping the families, friends, and fellow soldiers of a suicide victim through the processes of grieving and healing.“(C) Collaboration with centers of excellence.—The Office for Reintegration Programs, in consultation with the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, shall collect and analyze ‘lessons learned’ and suggestions from State National Guard and Reserve organizations with existing or developing suicide prevention and community response programs.“(4) Termination.—The program established under this subsection shall terminate on October 1, 2012.”.