Webinar Resources | Understanding Financial Uncertainty and Military Suicide Risk
OneOp Resources
- Webinar | Public Health Approaches to Suicide Prevention: Working with Military Service Members https://oneop.org/learn/160016/
- Webinar | Public Health Approaches to Suicide Prevention: Working with Military Spouses and Families https://oneop.org/learn/160017/
- Webinar | Understanding Childhood Traumatic Loss Through the Lens of Multidimensional Grief Theory https://oneop.org/learn/160002/
- Webinar | Addressing Maladaptive Grief Reactions Among Youth https://oneop.org/learn/160003/
- Webinar | Weaving Community Safety Nets for Youth with Dr. Terresa Humphries-Wadsworth https://oneop.org/learn/160005/
- Blog Post | Supporting Military Youth Against Suicide & Self-Harm https://oneop.org/2025/03/05/supporting-military-youth-against-suicide-self-harm/
- Blog Post | From Awareness to Action: Suicide Prevention Support for the Military Community https://oneop.org/2024/09/12/from-awareness-to-action-suicide-prevention-support-for-the-military-community/
- Blog Post | Strength in Numbers: How Social Resources Boost Mental Wellness in the Military https://oneop.org/2025/03/26/strength-in-numbers-how-social-resources-boost-mental-wellness-in-the-military/
- Podcast | Policy, Practice and Compassion in Mental Health with Dr. Keita Franklin https://oneop.org/learn/policy-practice-and-compassion-in-mental-health-with-dr-keita-franklin/
- Podcast | An Ecosystem of Military Family Support with Nicola Winkel https://oneop.org/learn/learning-from-each-other-s-5-ep-5/
External Resources
- Find a Personal Financial Counselor | Office of Military Compensation and Financial Readiness https://finred.usalearning.gov/PFCMAP
- It Pays to Visit a Personal Financial Counselor | Office of Military Compensation and Financial Readiness https://finred.usalearning.gov/assets/downloads/FINRED-PFC-F.pdf
- Budgeting in Uncertain Times | Office of Military Compensation and Financial Readiness https://finred.usalearning.gov/Money/BudgetingUncertainTimes
- DSPO Resource Library | Relationships https://www.dspo.mil/Home/Tools/Resource-Library/Relationship/
- DSPO Resource Library | https://www.dspo.mil/Home/Tools/Resource-Library
- Suicide Prevention Month Outreach Toolkit | DSPO https://www.dspo.mil/Home/Tools/Resource-Library/spm/SP-Prevention-Outreach-Toolkit/
Citations
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC). (2024). Risks and protective factors for suicide. https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/risk-factors/index.html
- Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO). (2024). Annual Report on Suicide in the Military (ARSM). https://www.dspo.mil/Portals/113/2024/documents/annual_report/ARSM_CY23_final_508c.pdf
- Defense Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO). (n.d.). Leaders Suicide Prevention Safe Messaging Guide. https://www.dspo.mil/Portals/113/Documents/DSPO_LSP_SafeMsgGuid%20(Final).pdf?ver=opq1ACha5G4DEMHsWeZ1Iw==
- Department of Defense (2022). Department of Defense Annual Report on the Financial Literacy and Preparedness of Members of the Armed Forces. https://finred.usalearning.gov/assets/downloads/FINRED-2022-FinancialLiteracy-R.pdf
- Diaz, A.P., et al. (2024). Association between emotional stability and suicidality in a Brazilian sample of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic and the moderation role of financial hardship. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 16, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100740.
- Falconier, M. K., Jackson, J. B. (2020). Economic strain and couple relationship functioning: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Stress Management, 27(4), 311-325. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-22822-001.
- Goodin, C. A., Prendergast, D. M., Pruitt, L. D., Smolenski, D. J., Wilson, N. Y., Skopp, N., & Hoyt, T. (2019). Financial hardship and risk of suicide among U.S. Army personnel. Psychological Services, 16(2), 286–292. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30359074/.
- Hill, E., Allsop, D. B., LeBaron, A. B., & Bean, R. A. (2017). How do money, sex, and stress influence marital instability? Journal of Financial Therapy, 8(1), 21-42. https://newprairiepress.org/jft/vol8/iss1/3/.
- Hoyt, T. & Holtz, P. (2020). Challenging prevailing models of U.S. army suicide. The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters, 50(4), https://press.armywarcollege.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2684&context=parameters.
- Hoyt, T., Repke, D., Barry, D., Baisley, M., Jervis, S., Black, R., McCreight, S., Predergast, D., Brinton, C., & Amin, R. (2020). Development of a Leader Tool for Assessing and Mitigating Suicide Risk Factors. Military Medicine, 185(1), 334-341. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usz194
- LeBaron-Black, A. B., Saxey, M. T., Totenhagen, C. J., Wheeler, B. E., Archuleta, K. L., Yorgason, J. B., James, S. (2022). Financial communication as a mediator between financial values and marital outcomes. Family Relations, 72(4), 1974-1992. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12786
- Mathieu, S., Treloar, A., Hawgood, J., Ross, V., & Kõlves, K. (2022). The Role of Unemployment, Financial Hardship, and Economic Recession on Suicidal Behaviors and Interventions to Mitigate Their Impact: A Review. Frontiers in Public Health. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.907052/full
- National Institute of Mental Health. (n.d.). Warning signs of suicide. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/warning-signs-of-suicide
- NY Times. (2025, February 23). Debt Nearly Buried Them. Here’s How They Got Out of the Hole. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/business/debt-money-mental-health.html
- Office of Financial Readiness. (2025, April). Personal Financial Counselor Program Guide. https://finred.usalearning.gov/assets/downloads/FINRED-PFC-G.pdf
- PBS. (2020, March 30). How the coronavirus’ economic toll also affects public health. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/making-sense/how-the-coronavirus-economic-toll-could-also-affect-public-health
- Peetz J., Fisher-Skau O., Joel S. (2024). How individuals perceive their partner’s relationship behaviors when worrying about finances. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 41(6),1577-1599. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38828228/.
- Rick, S. I., Small, D. A., & Finkel, E. J. (2011). Fatal (Fiscal) Attraction: Spendthrifts and Tightwads in Marriage. Journal of Marketing Research, 48(2), 228-237. https://doi.org/10.1509/jmkr.48.2.228
- Riviere, L.A., Sinclair, R.R., & Graham, B. (2024). Financial hardship, positive financial behaviour, and behavioural health outcomes among U.S. soldiers. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health. https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0039
- Schafer, K.M., Duffy, M., Kennedy, G., Stentz, L., Jagger, L., Herrerias, G., Fulcher, S., & Joiner, T.E. (2022). Suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide death among Veterans and service members: A comprehensive meta-analysis of risk factors. Military Psychology, 34(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2021.1976544.
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2019) Safe messaging best practices. https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention/docs/OMH-086-VA-OMHSP-Safe-Messaging-Factsheet-4-9-2019.pdf
- VA ACE. (n.d.) Suicide Prevention for Veterans and Their Families and Friends. https://www.mirecc.va.gov/docs/ACE_Package.pdf
- Zahn, M. (2022, June 29). Potential recession would harm mental health: Experts. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/potential-recession-harm-mental-health-experts/story?id=85593097
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