DLA News Archive

Sept. 19, 2024

Suicide Prevention Month Commentary: Employee shares personal story

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — In February 2002, after returning from two weeks of annual training in Kaiserslautern, Germany, while serving in the Army Reserve, attending community college full-time, and not working, I decided to enter the active-duty Army. Because I was a single mother, that required me to give up custody of my son.

Sept. 3, 2024

Suicide Prevention Month: Support is within reach

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — It's OK to seek help for mental health, says Cynthia Clark, the on-site EAP consultant at DLA Headquarters.

Sept. 27, 2023

Commentary: Bridging the Gap - A Call for Suicide Awareness and Prevention

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — When I first encountered suicide in my family, it was a subject shrouded in silence – a taboo that left us grappling with our grief in isolation. But over the years, society’s perception of mental health and suicide has shifted, allowing room for conversations that were once hushed.

Sept. 26, 2023

Suicide Awareness Prevention Month: Don’t Wait. Reach Out.

PHILADELPHIA — An Iraq War veteran, logistician and Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support leader underscores the importance of teamwork built on trust in developing sensitivity to others’ mental health challenges.