Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Figure and Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One -- Introduction -- Background -- Purpose -- Approach -- The Evidence Base -- DoD Policies and Procedures -- Analysis of Resource Guides -- Organization of This Report -- Chapter Two -- Surveillance -- The Evidence Base -- Cause-of-Death Determination -- Uniform Definitions and Data Elements -- Psychological Autopsies -- DoD Policies and Procedures -- Criminal Investigations -- Autopsies -- Line-of-Duty Investigations and Determinations -- Surveillance, Reporting, and Information -- Resource Guidelines -- Sensitivity During Cause-of-Death Investigations -- Pre-Planning -- Conclusion -- Chapter Three -- Suicide Prevention After a Suicide -- The Evidence Base -- Suicide Risk Among Loss Survivors -- Empirical Studies Examining Post-Suicide Prevention Activities -- Insight from the General Suicide Prevention Research -- Media Coverage of Suicide -- DoD Policies and Procedures -- Revising Prevention Programs -- Stand-Downs -- Evaluations of Existing Programs -- Resource Guidelines -- Pre-Planning -- Identifying High-Risk Individuals -- Communication -- Using, Reviewing, and Rejuvenating Suicide Prevention Training -- Conclusion -- Chapter Four -- Helping Loss Survivors Grieve -- The Evidence Base -- Preventing and Treating Complicated Grief -- Grief-Focused Support for Suicide Loss Survivors (Not Specific to Complicated Grief) -- DoD Policies and Procedures -- Casualty Assistance Officers -- Military-Sponsored Programs for Military Families and Next of Kin -- Nonmilitary Programs for Military Families and Next of Kin -- Resource Guidelines -- Guidelines for Counselors and Other Support Personnel -- Communication -- Identifying High-Risk Individuals -- Pre-Planning -- Conclusion -- Chapter Five -- Honor and Respect.

The Evidence Base -- Respect and Honor for the Fallen -- Respect and Honor for Loss Survivors -- DoD Policies and Procedures -- Memorials and Funerals -- Posthumous Awards and Honors -- Presidential Memorial Certificates and Letters of Condolence -- Legal and Policy Requirements Relating to the Death of a Service Member -- The Process of Notifying Next of Kin -- Loss Survivor Benefits -- Benefits Affected by the Line-of-Duty Investigation Determination -- Benefits Not Affected by the Line-of-Duty Investigation Determination -- Resource Guidelines -- Respect for the Fallen -- Respect and Honor for Loss Survivors -- Conclusion -- Chapter Six -- Loss Survivors' Perspectives -- Methods -- Setting -- Procedures -- Qualitative Data Analyses -- Sample -- Results -- Varied Experiences with Casualty Assistance Officers -- Overwhelming Administrative Documents and Processes -- The "Fog" After the Loss -- Differing Treatment of Suicide Deaths and Other Deaths -- Differing Treatment of Family Members and Spouses -- Conclusion -- Chapter Seven -- Recommendations -- Strengthen the Existing Suicide Surveillance System -- Establish an Organizational Response to Suicide -- Work with the Media to Encourage Factual Reporting and Minimize Sensationalism of Suicides -- Identify Individuals at High Risk -- Establish Greater Uniformity Across CAOs in How They Handle Suicide Deaths, Consistent with Standards -- Educate Leaders, CAOs, and Other Support Personnel About the Grieving Process, Including Complicated Grief, and Train Providers in Evidence-Based Treatments -- Reconsider Whether Eligibility for DoD and VA Benefits Should Be Affected by LoD Determinations, and Support Loss Survivors in Making Informed Decisions About Benefits -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- A. Postvention Guides Reviewed -- B. Content Analysis of Resource Guides -- Bibliography.