STOP SOLDIER SUICIDE INC

TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION WE PROVIDE SUICIDE-SPECIFIC TELEHEALTH CARE TO VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS AT RISK FOR SUICIDE REGARDLESS OF THE BRANCH IN WHICH THEY SERVED OR THEIR DISCHARGE STATUS. AT-RISK VETERANS CAN INITIATE HELP 24/7. SERVICE IS PROVIDED TO ALL ELIGIBLE CLIENTS AT NO COST. STOP SOLDIER SUICIDE HAS, IN COLLABORATION WITH AN ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE NATION'S LEADING SUICIDE PREVENTION EXPERTS, DEVELOPED AN INNOVATIVE SUICIDE INTERVENTION MODEL THAT TRANSCENDS EPISODIC TALK THERAPY TO DRILL DOWN INTO THE ROOT CAUSES OF SUICIDALITY. IN ADDITION TO EMPLOYING EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT MODALITIES CENTERED ON REDUCING SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIORS, WE PROVIDE RESOURCE REFERRALS AND BENEFITS ASSISTANCE. THE HOLISTIC, DATA-DRIVEN MODEL IS UTILIZED TO TAILOR CARE TO EACH CLIENT'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. THIS MODEL IS CALLED ROGER WELLNESS SERVICE. IN FY2025, SSS SERVED 4,041 CLIENTS, INCLUDING 3,873 NEW CLIENTS. FOR THOSE AT-RISK CLIENTS REQUESTING CLINICAL TREATMENT, WE PROVIDED 15,250 HOURS OF OVERALL SUPPORT, INCLUDING 6,525 HOURS OF DIRECT, SUICIDE-SPECIFIC CLINICAL CARE. MORE THAN 97% OF CLIENTS SERVED RECEIVED AN INDIVIDUALIZED SAFETY PLAN TO MITIGATE ONGOING SUICIDE RISK. FOLLOW-UP SURVEYS INDICATE THAT APPROXIMATELY 56% OF SSS CLIENTS WHO RESPONDED REPORTED THE SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM ROGER WELLNESS PREVENTED A SUICIDE ATTEMPT. ROGER HAS THREE KEY FEATURES: 1) BEST-IN-CLASS CLIENT IDENTIFICATION AND ACQUISITION METHODS USING PROPRIETARY ONLINE KEYWORD SEARCHES TO TARGET DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENTS THAT CONNECT VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS TO IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION AND HELP; 2) COMPREHENSIVE SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT UTILIZING VALIDATED TOOLS THAT EFFECTIVELY CAPTURE MILITARY HISTORY, TRAUMA EXPOSURE, MENTAL HEALTH, SUICIDE ATTEMPT HISTORY, AND SPECIFIC PLANS FOR SUICIDE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY BUILDING THE THERAPEUTIC TRUST NECESSARY TO REDUCE RISK; AND 3) EMPIRICALLY-SUPPORTED TELEMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERED BY HIGHLY-TRAINED WELLNESS COORDINATORS EMPLOYING VALIDATED TOOLS AND THERAPIES TO MITIGATE SUICIDE RISK, IMPROVE PROTECTIVE FACTORS, AND COMPREHENSIVELY HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS. ALL CLIENTS PARTICIPATE IN COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY PLANNING USING STATE-OF-THE- SCIENCE TOOLS AND PRACTICES. ADDITIONALLY, STOP SOLDIER SUICIDE IS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING/ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ADVANCED DATA ANALYTICS THROUGH OUR BLACK BOX PROJECT. THIS INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO GENERATE GREATER INSIGHTS INTO THE UNIQUE DIGITAL BEHAVIORS AND ONLINE ACTIVITY OF HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS AND SUBGROUPS - BOTH TO INFORM MORE EFFECTIVE OUTREACH AND TO ENHANCE CLINICAL RISK IDENTIFICATION. THIS PROJECT IS MADE POSSIBLE BY LOSS SURVIVORS WHO TEMPORARILY LOAN THEIR LOVED ONES' DIGITAL DEVICES, SUCH AS SMARTPHONES AND TABLETS. OUR TEAM OF FORENSIC EXPERTS EXTRACTS AND ANALYZES THOSE DATA TO IDENTIFY TRENDS AND PATTERNS RELATED TO ACUTE SUICIDAL CRISES.