Integrated Primary Prevention Workforce

Behavioral Health

Suicide Prevention

Domestic Violence Response

Report Harassment

Report Assault

Substance Abuse Prevention

Master Resiliency Training

IPPW: How We Help

We’ll equip you to deliver informed prevention messages in formal and informal settings, enabling you to have a respectful conversation and foster unit cohesion, retention and overall wellness in your unit.

Primary Prevention Specialists across the state of Indiana collaborate with the command team and leaders at all tactical levels to provide resources and education on harmful behaviors and mitigation.

Find your unit Primary Prevention Specialist

A culture of prevention refers to the organization’s readiness to address harmful behaviors through a preventive rather than reactive approach. Leaders can promote a culture of prevention by:

Encouraging healthy habits, empathy, communication and help-seeking
Cultivating values of inclusivity, connectedness, dignity and respect
Ensuring access, equity, rights and engagement

We help the Indiana National Guard by:

Establishing an adaptive, integrated prevention system to reduce harm
Strengthening cohesion across the force
Adding dedicated and trained resources to support the National Guard prevention system
Ensuring the prevention process is data-driven and expert-led

Integrated Primary Prevention can provide training and information, including:

Helping leaders build healthy climates and create environments free from abuse and harm
Developing life skills
Resisting peer pressure
Developing problem-solving skills
Learning about healthy relationships
Strengthening access to financial support
First -Line Leaders Course

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Prevention Training Materials on SharePoint

Leaders and commanders are encouraged to utilize the training material slides below to learn more about how help prevent substance abuse and suicide in the Indiana National Guard. Please Note: These resources are located on the Indiana National Guard's intranet site, and may not be available to some visitors without a Common Access Card (CAC).

VA S.A.V.E.
By taking this course you will develop a general understanding of the problem of suicide in the United States; understand how to identify a veteran who may be at risk for suicide; and, finally, know what to do if you identify a veteran at risk.
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Suicide Prevention and the Safe Storage of Firearms: Conversations for Everyone
This course provides critical information for members of every community about the safe storage of firearms. When people are in crisis, honest conversations about accessibility to lethal means for suicide are vitally important.
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Opioid Use: Prevention in the Military-Connected Community
Opioid use disorder, or OUD, is a diagnosis made when opioid use causes tolerance, withdrawal and other problems in the life of a military-connected person. This course will provide an overview of the symptoms and treatments for opioid use disorder.
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More Online Training

A Comprehensive Resource for DOD Climate Surveys

The DEOCS is a congressionally mandated, unit-level climate survey that provides commanders with unit-specific information on critical personnel topics. INNG IPPW is responsible for implementing the DEOCS and incorporating the results along with multiple other data sources into the state comprehensive IPP plan (CIPP). Visit the Defense Command Climate Portal Survey Resource Center below:

SURVEY RESOURCE CENTER

About IPPW

The Department of War is using integrated primary prevention to inhibit multiple harmful behaviors–including sexual assault, harassment, domestic abuse, child abuse, and suicide. Research shows these behaviors share similar risk and protective factors. By focusing on shared factors, IPPW will foster healthier command climates, leading to enhanced readiness and a greater ability for Service members to execute critical missions.

Soldier and Family Readiness: The Indiana Army National Guard’s Soldier and Family Readiness Center provides support to service members, veterans and their families for a full range of situations and incidences that might hamper the mission, their quality of life or their overall wellbeing.