Marine Corps Installations West

The Marine Corps DSTRESS Line provides a “24 hours a day, 7 days a week,” anonymous phone chat and referral service using a ‘Marine-to-Marine’ approach. The call center is staffed with veteran and active-duty Marines and Navy corpsmen, Marine spouses and family members, and licensed behavioral health counselors specifically trained in Marine Corps culture. The DSTRESS Line’s goal is to help callers improve physical, mental and spiritual fitness and develop the necessary skills required to cope with the widely varying challenges of life in the Marine Corps. To get linked up, call 1(877) 476-7734. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by LCpl. Noah Rudash)

The Marine Corps DSTRESS Line provides a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, anonymous phone and chat and referral service using a ‘Marine-to-Marine’ approach. The call center is staffed with veteran Marines, Fleet Marine Force Navy Corpsmen who were previously attached to the Marine Corps, Marine spouses and other family members, and licensed behavioral health counselors specifically trained in Marine Corps culture. DSTRESS Line’s goal is to help callers improve total fitness and develop the necessary skills required to cope with the widely-varying challenges of life in the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Pfc. Noah Rudash/Released) visit: www.dstressline.com or call: 1-877-476-7734

The Department of Defense has taken steps to increase suicide prevention efforts. They have ordered command stand downs, mandated classes on suicide prevention, and encouraged leadership to ensure that all commanders are taking care of the Service members under their care.