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Commandant
2100
Second
Street,
S.W.
United
States
Coast
Guard
Washington,
DC
20593-000
Staff
Symbcl:
G-WPW-2
Phone:
(202)
267-1329
FAX:
(202)
267-4862
COMDTINST
1734.1
FEB
28,
1997
COMMANDANT
INSTRUCTION
Subj:
SUICIDE
PREVENTION
1.
PURPOSE.
To
establish
policy
and
guidelines
about
Coast
Guard
suicide
prevention
initiatives
.
2.
ACTION.
AREA
AND
DISTRICT
COMMANDERS;
COMMANDERS
MAINTENANCE
AND
LOGISTICS
COMMANDS
AND
COMMANDING
OFFICERS
OF
HEADQUARTERS
UNITS,
ASSISTANT
COMMANDANTS
FOR
DIRECTORATES,
CHIEF
COUNSEL,
AND
SPECIAL
STAFF
OFFICES
AT
HEADQUARTERS
SHALL
ENSURE
COMPLIANCE
WITH
THE
PROVISIONS
OF
THIS
DIRECTIVE.
3.
DIRECTIVES
AFFECTED.
None.
4.
APPICICATION.
This
Instruction
applies to
all
Coast
Guard
active
duty
and reserve
personnel
and appropriated
civilian,
and
non-appropriated
fund
employees
and
their
families.
Pursuant
to
Memoranda
of
Understanding
with
other
Uniformed
Services members and
their
families
while
either
serving
with
the
Coast
Guard
or
using
our
Coast
Guard
facilities.
5.
DISCUSSION.
a.
Suicide
is
the
Coast
Guard's
second
leading
cause
of
death,
after
motor
vehicle
accidents. Each
suicide
is
both
a
tragic
waste of
human
life
and an
event
which
entails
a
significant
degradation
in
morale,
unit
cohesion
and
mission
readiness.
b.
Feelings
of helplessness and
worthlessness
are
among
the
leading
suicide
causes.
Others
include
problems
with
relationships
at
home
or
work
or a
failure
to
cope
with
accumulated
stress.
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