MCO 1720.2A governs the Marine Corps Suicide Prevention System and coordinated suicide prevention efforts throughout the Marine Corps.
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It addresses suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention, including stress identification, crisis care, treatment, and reintegration. It requires training, command programs, designated personnel, reporting requirements, and postvention support.
Marines shall be trained in suicide prevention at every level of leadership throughout their careers. (paragraph 4)
The suicide prevention efforts of every command shall be guided by utilizing the procedures and resources outlined in reference (r). (paragraph 4)
Suicide prevention program personnel must complete the required M&RA, MF online training within 30 days of appointment and must remain current with annual suicide prevention training in accordance with reference (a). (paragraph 4)
Chaplains and religious program specialists are an integral part of the MCSPS and could incur serious conflicts of interest due to confidentiality and privacy protections and, therefore, must not be assigned the duties of SPPO/SPPC. (paragraph 4)
Establish and implement, in writing, a command suicide prevention program integrating awareness education, early identification, referral of at-risk personnel to treatment, reporting requirements, reintegration, and postvention support. (paragraph 4)