by findingDulcinea Staff. On Aug. 14, 1935, President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating one of the most significant government programs in American history.
Army creates Security Force Assistance Brigade and Military Advisor Training Academy at Fort Benning. The Department of the Army announced today the creation of a new type of organization designed to focus on security force assistance, as well as an academy that will train soldiers assigned to these specialized units.
The first aim of the Army Suicide Prevention Program (ASPP) is to prevent individuals from reaching the point where suicide is seriously contemplated. If these first efforts fail then the aim becomes one of early intervention. The ASPP strategy consists of support, screen, spot, and secure, as depicted in table 1.