SUICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVE SAFEGUARD INTENDS TO 'CONNECT WARFIGHTERS WITH SKILLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED'

BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 9 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news release:

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland, published research Jan. 6, 2025, that showed machine learning models, a type of artificial intelligence, could predict Soldiers at highest risk for suicide attempts following a periodic health assessment. In January 2026, this research evolved into controlled trials with Soldiers called the Suicide Avoidance Focused Enhanced Group Using Algorithm Risk Detection, or SAFEGUARD, initiative.

James Naifeh, a Ph.D. clinical psychologist, assistant scientific director at the USU Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, and professor of psychiatry at USU's F. Edward ...