R 061238Z OCT 09
MARADMIN 0596/09
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MR//
SUBJ/PROGRAM EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS ICO NCO SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE//
REF/A/MSGID:MARADMIN 0404-09/272015ZFEB08//
REF/B/MSGID:MARADMIN 0436-09/250224ZJUL09//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 0404-09, NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND REF B IS MARADMIN 0436-09, MODIFICATION TO THE NONCOMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.//
POC/KIMBERLY MCGOLDRICK/CIV/UNIT:MRA/NAME:MCSPP/TEL:7037849542//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. AS YOU ARE BY NOW AWARE, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NCO SUICIDE PREVENTION COURSE IS WELL UNDERWAY. AS DIRECTED IN REFERENCES A AND B, ALL BATTALIONS, SQUADRONS AND SIMILAR UNITS WERE TO IDENTIFY TWO SERGEANTS AS INSTRUCTORS; TO DATE THERE ARE WELL OVER 1000 MARINES WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE TRAIN-THE-TRAINERS COURSE. OUR SERGEANT INSTRUCTORS HAVE NOW BEGUN TRAINING ALL MARINE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND FMF SAILORS IN THEIR UNITS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCE A, THIS TRAINING IS TO BE COMPLETED BY 30 OCTOBER 2009. OUR GOAL IS NOT TO GIVE YOUR MARINES MORE TIME IN TRAINING WITHOUT EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT TRAINING. THIS PROGRAM EVALUATION WILL DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TRAINING OR GUIDE US IN MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.
2. ALL COMMANDS CONDUCTING TRAINING FROM THE PUBLICATION DATE OF THIS MESSAGE THROUGH 30 OCTOBER 2009, ARE DIRECTED TO IDENTIFY BY EMAIL TO THE ABOVE POC, THE NAMES AND EMAIL ADDRESS OF A UNIT TRAINING REPRESENTATIVE.  NOTIFICATION IS TO BE MADE TO THE ABOVE POC 2 TO 4 DAYS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED TRAINING.  AN EMAIL CONTAINING DIRECTIONS AND SURVEY MATERIALS WILL BE SENT TO THE UNIT TRAINING REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMPLETION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRAINING CLASS WHICH SHOULD BE SCHEDULED 30 MINUTES EARLIER TO ACCOMMODATE SURVEY COMPLETION. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE COURSE COMMANDS WILL RETURN SURVEYS AS DIRECTED BY THE EMAIL AND SUBMIT TO THE ABOVE POC A LIST OF EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR ALL STUDENTS IN THE COURSE; BOTH GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE ACCEPTABLE. EMAIL ADDRESSES WILL ONLY BE USED FOR FOLLOW-UP REMINDERS AND WILL NOT BE LINKED TO SURVEYS. FOLLOW-UP SURVEYS (1 WEEK, 3 MONTH AND 6 MONTH INTERVALS) WILL BE ANONYMOUS AND WEB-BASED AND EMAIL REMINDERS FROM HQMC WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE MARINES, WHO COMPLETED THE COURSE, ANNOUNCING THEIR AVAILABILITY.
3. DEPLOYED UNITS ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS REQUIREMENT. THE EVALUATION, ENTITLED NEVER LEAVE A MARINE BEHIND: EVALUATION OF A MARINE CORPS SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2009. THE EXPECTED IMPACT OF THE EVALUATION ON THE MARINE CORPS IS LIMITED TO INCIDENTAL PHOTOCOPYING, POSTAGE AND APPROXIMATLY 30 MINUTES OF TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL MARINES ATTENDING THE TRAINING.
4. QUESTIONS CAN BE ADDRESSED TO CDR AARON WERBEL, SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM MANAGER, HQMC, AARON.WERBEL@USMC.MIL, 703-784-9542.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY NF6 (SES) T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//