Defense Department Names New Suicide Prevention Office Director

by Gary Kopycinski on February 9, 2015

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Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015. The Department of Defense announced that Dr. Keita M. Franklin is the new director of the DoD Suicide Prevention Office (DSPO) effective today. This marks elevation of DSPO leadership to a career Senior Executive Service (SES) position, reinforcing the department’s commitment to decreasing the incidence of suicide and increasing resiliency across the armed forces.