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ArticlePrevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research2026

Tri-sector Partnership for Military Suicide Prevention: Developing, Testing, and Scaling Wingman Guardian Connect.

Peter A Wyman, Anthony R Pisani, Christopher Goode, Bryan Yates, Gregory Aarons, Ann Wood, Nicole Morgan, Chelsea Keller-Elliot, Nicole Stadnick, Alicia Matteson and 9 more

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Peter A WymanDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 300 Crittenden Blvd., Rochester, NY, 14642, USA. peter_wyman@urmc.rochester.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4283-1430
Anthony R PisaniDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 300 Crittenden Blvd., Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Christopher GoodeU.S. Air Force, Head-Quarters Air Force, Integrated Resilience (A1Z), 1040 Pentagon, Washington, DC, 20330-1040, USA.
Bryan YatesDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 300 Crittenden Blvd., Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Gregory AaronsDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Ann WoodSafeSide Prevention, LLC., Rochester, NY, USA.
Nicole MorganU.S. Air Force, Head-Quarters Air Force, Integrated Resilience (A1Z), 1040 Pentagon, Washington, DC, 20330-1040, USA.
Chelsea Keller-ElliotDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 300 Crittenden Blvd., Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Nicole StadnickDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Alicia MattesonU.S. Air Force; Now With Defense Suicide Prevention Office, Alexandria, VA, USA.
Tracy Neal-WaldenU.S. Air Force Surgeon General's Office; now with Cohen Veterans Network, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
Steven E PflanzU.S. Air Force Surgeon General's Office; now with Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, USA.
David J LinkhU.S. Air Force Surgeon General's Office; now with Cohen Veterans Network, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA.
Karen Schmeelk-ConeDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 300 Crittenden Blvd., Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Ian CeroDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 300 Crittenden Blvd., Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Joshua FrankeDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 300 Crittenden Blvd., Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Britni DiFioreDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 300 Crittenden Blvd., Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
Caterina R MarzellaU.S. Air Force, Head-Quarters Air Force, Integrated Resilience (A1Z), 1040 Pentagon, Washington, DC, 20330-1040, USA.
C Hendricks BrownDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.

Funding

NIMH NIH HHS RO1MH131738-01U.S. Air Force FA701423C0002U.S. Department of Defense W81XWH-14-1-0322U.S. Department of Defense W81XWH-16-2-004
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Abstract

Our tri-sector partnership (Department of the Air Force, University of Rochester, and SafeSide Prevention, LLC) developed, tested, and scaled up Wingman Guardian Connect (WGC), the first RCT-validated program shown to reduce suicide risk, depression, and occupational problems in a broad military population (Wyman et al., 2020). Using the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework (Aarons et al., 2011) adapted for a military context, we trace the partnership from an initial Department of Defense grant (2014) through data-driven program development, a cluster RCT demonstrating efficacy (N = 1500 active-duty personnel), extension to operational installations, and ongoing force-wide scale-up across 72 installations. The partnership produced three outcomes addressing long-standing barriers to reducing military suicides: (1) a network enhancement training model that replaced lecture-based prevention programming, (2) methods enabling randomized trials of universal prevention in non-clinical military populations, and (3) a data-informed implementation strategy incorporating a National Institute of Mental Health-funded hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial. We describe how the tri-sector model-combining academic research rigor, governmental policy authority, and private-sector operational capacity-overcame challenges including leadership turnover and intervention fidelity at scale. We conclude with recommendations for partnerships seeking to advance evidence-based prevention within governmental agencies.

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EPIS frameworkImplementation scienceMilitary preventionSuicide preventionTri-sector partnership

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PMID42859378

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