Marine & Family Tools
This section provides a list of classes and resources that will help Marines and their families handle problems before they become overwhelming issues. While they may not seem directly related to suicide prevention, they are! The number one issue among suicidal Marines is a personal relationship problems, along with financial and legal problems. By attending classes and utilizing resources listed here Marines and family members can learn how to take control of their problems and get back on track, before suicide seems like the only answer.
Marine Corps Family Team Building
Lifestyle Insights, Networking, Knowledge, and Skills (L.I.N.K.S.)
Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP)
Life & Relationship Skills
Financial Management Resources from MCCS
Chaplain's Religious Enrichment Development Operation (CREDO)
Helpful Websites
TriCare Mental Health- requirements and authorizations for see a mental health provider.
LIFELines - Answers for Sailors, Marines, and their families. A variety of information from basic life skills to deployment.
Medical Treatment Facilities - Military Treatment Facility Locator
International Association for Suicide Prevention
Navy Environmental Health Center- Health Promotion
Navy Environmental Health Center- Suicide Prevention
BUMED - Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Medicine Homepage
Chaplain Care - Distance Support for Chaplain and Spiritual Support