WEBVTT 00:01.040 --> 00:03.262 Daniel ? What's going on ? Talk to me ? 00:03.840 --> 00:07.500 What's wrong ? I think my wife's 00:07.500 --> 00:11.370 leaving me . What am I gonna do if she 00:11.370 --> 00:13.730 leaves me ? Is that what the text 00:13.730 --> 00:16.160 message was about ? Was it from Bridget ? 00:17.340 --> 00:19.620 She's taking Michael to stay with some 00:19.620 --> 00:22.880 friends for a few days . What if it's 00:22.880 --> 00:25.850 not for a few days ? What if it's for 00:25.850 --> 00:28.430 good ? Does something happened 00:28.430 --> 00:31.950 yesterday ? Mhm . 00:32.840 --> 00:36.340 We had a fight last night . The worst 00:36.340 --> 00:39.310 we've ever had thing is , man , we 00:39.310 --> 00:42.360 found a lot . Yeah . Make all the time . 00:43.540 --> 00:45.800 What's it about ? My job ? And I'm 00:45.800 --> 00:48.310 never home . How much time she's 00:48.310 --> 00:50.990 spending with this Garrett guy . He's a 00:50.990 --> 00:54.630 single dad . Dad . I'm 00:54.630 --> 00:58.360 sorry , really sorry . I had no idea . 00:59.540 --> 01:01.707 In our meeting with Sergeant Jackson . 01:01.707 --> 01:04.970 Probably didn't help , huh ? I don't 01:04.970 --> 01:08.350 know exactly how to ask this . Uh 01:09.440 --> 01:12.860 have you or are you thinking about 01:12.860 --> 01:14.450 hurting yourself ? Mhm . 01:19.040 --> 01:20.984 Once you have identified that your 01:20.984 --> 01:23.207 wingman is having difficulties , gather 01:23.207 --> 01:25.373 some information about what's going on 01:25.373 --> 01:27.540 and determine a course of action . The 01:27.540 --> 01:29.730 acronym Ace is an easy way to remember 01:29.730 --> 01:33.210 what to do . It stands for ask care and . 01:34.050 --> 01:36.630 It's important to ask your wingman 01:36.640 --> 01:39.130 directly about what's going on . This 01:39.130 --> 01:41.241 will help you determine what needs to 01:41.241 --> 01:43.390 be done next . Ask about issues early 01:43.390 --> 01:45.279 rather than waiting for things to 01:45.279 --> 01:47.530 escalate to the point of crisis . Take 01:47.530 --> 01:50.760 all comments about suicide seriously be 01:50.760 --> 01:52.982 an active listener and let your wingman 01:52.982 --> 01:54.871 tell you about their challenges , 01:54.871 --> 01:56.760 although it can be awkward . It's 01:56.760 --> 01:58.816 important to ask the tough questions 01:58.816 --> 02:00.871 about whether or not your wingman is 02:00.871 --> 02:02.760 thinking about harming or killing 02:02.760 --> 02:04.927 himself . If the answer is yes , or if 02:04.927 --> 02:07.260 you even suspect that the answer is yes , 02:07.260 --> 02:10.080 don't leave the person alone care for 02:10.080 --> 02:12.136 your wingman by calmly listening and 02:12.136 --> 02:14.160 expressing concern . Don't be 02:14.160 --> 02:17.200 judgmental or promise secrecy . If your 02:17.200 --> 02:19.422 wingman is having thoughts of suicide , 02:19.422 --> 02:21.780 you need to act , remove anything he 02:21.780 --> 02:23.447 could use to hurt himself and 02:23.447 --> 02:26.430 immediately seek help . The final step 02:26.440 --> 02:28.960 is to your wingman immediately to the 02:28.960 --> 02:31.127 nearest emergency room , mental health 02:31.127 --> 02:33.970 clinic chaplain or primary care clinic 02:33.980 --> 02:36.147 and contact the supervisor or chain of 02:36.147 --> 02:38.540 command . If a distressed airman 02:38.540 --> 02:40.762 refuses help or you're not sure what to 02:40.762 --> 02:43.480 do , Call your supervisor or 911 for 02:43.480 --> 02:46.030 help . Never leave an airman who is 02:46.030 --> 02:48.050 having thoughts about suicide alone 02:48.060 --> 02:50.590 even to go to the bathroom . Remember 02:50.600 --> 02:52.430 mental health personnel on most 02:52.430 --> 02:54.208 installations are available for 02:54.208 --> 02:57.190 consultation 24 7 . If you need help 02:57.200 --> 02:59.480 after hours call 911 the law 02:59.480 --> 03:01.870 enforcement desk or the command post , 03:01.880 --> 03:04.110 suicide isn't prevented in the 03:04.110 --> 03:06.277 emergency room . It's prevented in the 03:06.277 --> 03:08.970 field in the workplace and in homes 03:08.980 --> 03:11.360 every day by people just like you . 03:12.540 --> 03:13.540 Yeah . 03:16.740 --> 03:20.240 Yeah . Yeah .