Innovative Surveillance and Risk Reduction Systems for Family Maltreatment, Suicidality, and Substance Problems in the USAF

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Public reportling D_ ne" or this coilection of information is estimatec to eve-age ' lo, ce, -es:ose, -c'.n• c e 2 -e c--ev ew ag -su c`or's' search ng exsting data sources, gathering and maintainr'o the data needed, and completing and reviewing this collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302, and ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 Words)This project aims to enhance the capacity of the Air Force (AF) to reduce death, injury, and degraded force readiness via reduction of the prevalence and impact of famiy 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 leadership. The objective of this study is to enhance the AF's current prevention delivery (known as the Integrated Delivery 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 prevention-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 3 AF 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 preventionscience-based intervention methodology and testing the impact on factors that are prerequisites for effective community prevention initiatives and on targeted outcomes.