1 00:00:02,620 --> 00:00:05,950 Oh yeah , got it 2 00:00:06,340 --> 00:00:09,800 break . No way . You're so lucky . 3 00:00:10,780 --> 00:00:13,660 Hold on , his grandpa , 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,240 how does he went every time ? I don't 5 00:00:17,240 --> 00:00:19,240 know what's play another game , you 6 00:00:19,240 --> 00:00:23,180 know ? I'm doing better . Yeah , the a 7 00:00:23,180 --> 00:00:26,970 lot better actually . Good . How's 8 00:00:26,970 --> 00:00:29,970 Rebecca ? She's doing ok ? Yeah , she's 9 00:00:29,970 --> 00:00:32,230 doing better too . Are seeing a 10 00:00:32,230 --> 00:00:34,341 counselor at the mental health clinic 11 00:00:34,341 --> 00:00:36,640 together ? I wasn't so sure about it 12 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,751 when Rebecca first mentioned it to be 13 00:00:38,751 --> 00:00:40,860 honest , but it's been very useful . 14 00:00:41,540 --> 00:00:43,651 Our counselors helped us work through 15 00:00:43,651 --> 00:00:45,960 our grief in healthy ways and move 16 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,690 forward as a family , especially with 17 00:00:48,690 --> 00:00:51,700 the pcs . That's really great and are 18 00:00:51,700 --> 00:00:54,380 things better with Julia ? Oh yeah , 19 00:00:54,390 --> 00:00:57,030 she's still mad but she's coming around , 20 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,262 Alexis keeps telling her how great it's 21 00:00:59,262 --> 00:01:01,484 gonna be and how much fun they're going 22 00:01:01,484 --> 00:01:04,540 to have Julius stubborn though , Alexis 23 00:01:04,540 --> 00:01:08,110 winner over , I'm sure . Yeah . Listen , 24 00:01:08,110 --> 00:01:10,166 dad , we're right in the middle of a 25 00:01:10,166 --> 00:01:12,332 card game . Can I call you back ? Your 26 00:01:12,332 --> 00:01:12,040 mother is yelling at me , the dinner's 27 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,260 ready actually , so No . Okay , 28 00:01:16,140 --> 00:01:18,140 listen , thanks for checking in . I 29 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,610 appreciate it . Of course I love you . 30 00:01:21,610 --> 00:01:23,760 Matt , love you too . Dad , 31 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,462 maybe you're watching this and thinking 32 00:01:33,462 --> 00:01:35,573 this is all wonderful , but my airman 33 00:01:35,573 --> 00:01:37,684 isn't in distress . So what does this 34 00:01:37,684 --> 00:01:39,962 video have to do with me and my family ? 35 00:01:40,140 --> 00:01:42,300 A key part of suicide prevention is 36 00:01:42,300 --> 00:01:44,450 being proactive to help your airmen 37 00:01:44,450 --> 00:01:46,430 develop and strengthen protective 38 00:01:46,430 --> 00:01:48,900 factors against the stress . You are 39 00:01:48,900 --> 00:01:51,470 crucial to this effort . Protective 40 00:01:51,470 --> 00:01:53,680 factors are traits or qualities that 41 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,624 make individuals more resistant to 42 00:01:55,624 --> 00:01:58,610 stress and less likely to feel distrust . 43 00:01:58,940 --> 00:02:00,810 Some protective factors include 44 00:02:00,820 --> 00:02:03,690 optimism about the future , strong 45 00:02:03,690 --> 00:02:06,080 social support from family , friends 46 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,780 and coworkers , willingness to seek 47 00:02:08,780 --> 00:02:10,930 help , willingness to talk about 48 00:02:10,930 --> 00:02:14,610 problems , effective coping and problem 49 00:02:14,610 --> 00:02:17,420 solving skills and a culture that 50 00:02:17,420 --> 00:02:20,460 encourages people to seek help . Two of 51 00:02:20,460 --> 00:02:22,571 the most important protective factors 52 00:02:22,571 --> 00:02:24,904 are connectedness in a sense of purpose . 53 00:02:25,340 --> 00:02:27,570 Airmen who feel they belong and their 54 00:02:27,570 --> 00:02:30,180 life has meaning are much less likely 55 00:02:30,180 --> 00:02:32,013 to consider suicide when they're 56 00:02:32,013 --> 00:02:34,440 distressed , healthy relationships are 57 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,660 especially important . And the Air 58 00:02:36,660 --> 00:02:38,827 Force offers several resources to help 59 00:02:38,827 --> 00:02:40,771 improve struggling relationships . 60 00:02:40,771 --> 00:02:43,650 These resources include military family 61 00:02:43,650 --> 00:02:46,500 life counselors , chaplains , the 62 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:49,500 Airmen and Family Readiness Center and 63 00:02:49,510 --> 00:02:52,430 Military One source . Family members 64 00:02:52,430 --> 00:02:54,400 contribute enormously to many 65 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:56,740 protective factors . Even if you're 66 00:02:56,750 --> 00:02:58,806 airman isn't currently in distress , 67 00:02:59,010 --> 00:03:01,066 there's a lot you can do now to help 68 00:03:01,066 --> 00:03:03,399 protect and fortify them for the future . 69 00:03:03,540 --> 00:03:06,050 Whether you are a spouse , child , 70 00:03:06,060 --> 00:03:08,520 parent or sibling of an airman , you're 71 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,680 part of the Air Force family . If 72 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,902 you're struggling or having thoughts of 73 00:03:12,902 --> 00:03:15,013 suicide , please reach out for help . 74 00:03:15,013 --> 00:03:17,280 Military One source provides detailed 75 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,280 information about what services and 76 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,169 programs are available for family 77 00:03:21,169 --> 00:03:23,530 members . The Air Force thanks you for 78 00:03:23,530 --> 00:03:25,586 the love and support . You give your 79 00:03:25,586 --> 00:03:28,300 airmen for the sacrifices you make as 80 00:03:28,300 --> 00:03:30,770 an Air Force family member . We know we 81 00:03:30,770 --> 00:03:33,490 ask a lot of you but with your help we 82 00:03:33,490 --> 00:03:35,800 can keep all our airmen ready and 83 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,240 resilient . Yeah . Yeah . 84 00:03:40,540 --> 00:03:43,540 Yeah . Yeah . Yeah . 85 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,050 Yeah . Mhm , 86 00:03:54,940 --> 00:03:58,850 mm . Mhm . 87 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:01,840 Yeah .