143d ESC soldiers learn 'suicide first aid' through ASIST

Army Spc. Onrry Dejesus (left), a budget analyst for the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and a resident of Deltona, Fla., and Army Sgt. 1st Class Carolyn Blassingame (center), a noncommissioned officer for the 143d ESC's G4 (logistics/planning) section and a native of Barnesville, Ga., immerse themselves in a role playing exercise during an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training course conducted Jan. 6-7 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Created by LivingWorks Education, ASIST has trained more than a million people worldwide on how to feel more comfortable, confident and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide.