Innovative Surveillance and Risk Reduction Systems for Family Maltreatment, Suicidality and Substance Problems in the USAF
Abstract
This project aims to enhance the capacity of the Air Force (AP) to reduce death, injury, and degraded force readiness via reduction of he prevalence and impact of family - maltreatment, suicidality, and alcohol/drug problems. Managing risk and increasing resilience in military human resources (i.e., "Force-Health Protection") is a top priority for DoD and Armed Forces leaders. The objective of this study is to enhance the AF's current prevention delivery (known as the Integrated Deliver System; IDS)infrastructure through (a) development and validation of an information system needed to direct prevention efforts more effectively and efficiently; (b) adoption of a prevent ion-science- based approach; and (c) evaluation of its effectiveness. When funded, the proposed project was broken into two phases. This first phase is a demonstration project on which to build a randomized trial. This project includes: (a) pilot testing the development of an innovative surveillance system and validating its accuracy (at 3AF bases) for family maltreatment, suicidality, and problematic alcohol and drug use, and (b) pilot testing the creation of an enhanced IDS by training community leaders in prevent ion-science-based intervention methodology and testing the impact on factors that are prerequisites for effective community prevention initiatives and on targeted outcomes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA425647
Entities
People
- Amy M. Slep
Organizations
- State University of New York