## About the training

This immersive, voice-activated virtual reality experience equips learners with communication strategies for successful reintegration of team members following incidents of suicide-related behavior. Learners practice conversations that use objective language, honor privacy, and create supportive environments to reduce stigma around mental health care. Through practical application, they experience the importance of language and subtle messaging as means of improving command climate and preventing suicide-related behavior in the future.

### Scenario:

Set in a military environment, the learner engages one teammate in conversation before she returns to work after receiving outpatient treatment and then engages another teammate when overhearing inappropriate comments about suicide-related behavior.

### Targeted Learners:

Service Members

### Learning Objectives

- Apply Safe Messaging principles to reduce stigma and promote help-seeking behavior
- Use objective language when discussing suicide-related topics
- Honor privacy and confidentiality while providing appropriate support
- Create and maintain a supportive command climate
- Address misconceptions and harmful attitudes about mental health among peers
- Promote connectedness and sense of purpose for struggling team members
- Recommend relevant community resources

### Skills

- Communication using Safe Messaging
- Active listening without judgment
- Confidentiality
- Stigma reduction
- Crisis intervention awareness
- Peer support and accountability
- Mental health resource navigation

## Related Trainings

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**Safe Messaging for Postvention**\
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Use Safe Messaging strategies after a suicide death to check in with Sailors who were close to the deceased.](/content/training-library/safe-messaging-for-postvention/index.html)

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**Peer to Peer Support**\
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Practice building trust and resiliency within your unit by connecting with a peer who is experiencing stress in their personal life.](/content/training-library/peer-to-peer-support/index.html)

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**Conversations for Stronger Leadership**\
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Develop communication skills for unit cohesion by bringing a Chief and a Sailor in her shop together to get to the root of a performance issue.](/content/training-library/conversations-for-stronger-leadership/index.html)

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**Conversations for Safer Operations**\
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Explore proactive methods for handling difficult conversations by helping two Sailors talk to each other after a safety mishap.](/content/training-library/conversations-for-safer-operations/index.html)

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**Understanding Mental Health**\
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Hone active communication strategies by checking in on junior team members showing signs of struggle and guiding them to appropriate resources.](/content/training-library/understanding-mental-health/index.html)