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Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veteran Affairs - Resilience, Risk Reduction, & Suicide Prevention (R3SP) Program

The Pennsylvania National Guard's Resilience, Risk Reduction, & Suicide Prevention (R3SP) Program develops policy, conducts training and provides education on building resilience, mitigating stress and suicide prevention for the Service and Family members of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. The program consists of three sections:

  • Suicide Prevention: The Suicide Prevention Program gives Soldiers the necessary skills to identify signs, symptoms, risk factors of suicide and the ability to successfully intervene. The program encourages Soldiers to be proactive in seeking assistance and strives to eliminate the stigma associated with behavioral health. Contact: Suicide Prevention / R3SP, Service Member and Family Support Bldg 7-10, Fort Indiantown Gap Annville, PA., 17003-5002 Phone: (717) 861- 8976

  • Resilience: The Resilience Program gives Soldiers and Families the training and skills to think, live and communicate more positively. The training focuses on 7 core compete

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Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veteran Affairs

Provides resources and assistance to Pennsylvania's one million veterans and their families, and provides care for aging and disabled veterans. Also prepares and deploys the Pennsylvania National Guard for worldwide combat and combat support operations and provides trained personnel to state and local authorities in times of natural disaster or civil strife. Provides financial assistance, in the form of grants, to eligible Pennsylvania service members and their eligible family members through the Pennsylvania Military Family Relief Assistance Program (PA MFRAP). Offers its veterans six extended care facilities throughout the state. The level of care provided includes personal care, skilled nursing care, domicilliary care, and dementia care. These facilities offer qualified veterans and their spouses dedicated, superior care.