Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Service Members (Army STARRS): A Partnership Between NIMH and the U.S. Army
The Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Service members (Army STARRS) is the largest study of suicide and mental health among military personnel ever undertaken. Army STARRS will identify — as rapidly as possible — modifiable risk and protective factors related to mental health and suicide. It also will support the Army's ongoing efforts to prevent suicide and improve soldiers' overall wellbeing.
Beginning in 2002, the suicide rate among soldiers rose significantly, reaching record levels in 2007 and again in 2008 despite the Army's major prevention and intervention efforts. In response, the Army and NIMH partnered to develop and implement STARRS, with Army funding. More<<
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For More Information:
- View the official Army STARRS web site at http://www.armystarrs.org
- Questions and Answers on Army STARRS
- The NIMH Director’s Statement on the Tragedy at Fort Hood
- Vodcast Discussion on Trauma
- The Pentagon's Armed with Science interview with Dr. Robert Heinssen, November 18, 2009, Episode 44 and transcript
- Watch a video about Army STARRS from the Soldier’s Media Center
- Contact Us: ArmySTARRS@mail.nih.gov
Press releases and updates
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has announced that an interdisciplinary team of four research institutions will carry out the largest study of suicide and mental health among military personnel ever undertaken, with $50 million in funding from the U.S. Army. More <<
NIMH and the U.S. Army have entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to conduct research that will help the Army reduce the rate of suicides. NIMH Director Thomas R. Insel, M.D., Army Secretary Pete Geren, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. signed the MOA on October 23, 2008. More <<
