From Navy Personnel Command Public
Affairs
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- Navy is
seeking tech savvy, creative Sailors to share their skills while helping
communicate an important message in the Suicide Prevention Public Service
Announcement Video Contest (SPPSAC), officials said July 18.
"This is an exciting opportunity
for Sailors to promote seeking help as a sign of strength," said Cmdr.
Robert Dews, director of Sailor and Family Readiness, Community Support, OPNAV
N135F.
"Whether it's a Sailor reacting to
work-related stress who talks to a fellow shipmate, or a spouse seeking help
for a Sailor who seems withdrawn from family life, we must be supportive during
stressful times by advocating that it's okay to speak up and get help,"
Dews added.
The goal of the contest is to promote
awareness of suicide warning signs and bystander intervention from a Sailor's
point-of-view. SPPSAC video submissions must convey at least one of the two
2012 core suicide prevention program messages: "It's Okay to Speak Up When
You're Down" and/or "Life is Worth Living."
Some element of Ask Care Treat (ACT), an
acronym to remind Sailors and their families of what they can do if they
encounter a shipmate, friend or loved one who may need help, should be
incorporated into all submissions.
The contest begins July 20 and
individual and team submissions will be accepted postmarked or uploaded to the
FTP site through Aug. 24. Criteria for evaluating entries will include
storytelling ability, originality, creativity and technical quality. The SPPSAC
is open to active-duty, Reserve and full-time-support Sailors.
The winning entry will be announced
Sept. 28, to coincide with Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The winning
submission will be broadcast on Direct-to-Sailor Television and provided to the
American Forces Network and Pentagon channel.
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