Report to CAIB on Alcohol and Violence Behavior at FE Warren

AFB

Capt Alan Ogle

Life Skills Support Center

July, 2002

Mean=25.14, SD=6.91

FEW Alcohol-Related Driving Incidentsby referral to ADAPT

32

2023

30 31

13

27

05

101520253035

19

95

19

96

19

97

19

98

19

99

20

00

20

01

FEW, Malmstrom, Minot mean=26, SD= 5.57 *AF and AFSPC rates calculated for 3600 AD population

2001 Alcohol-related Driving Incidents

27

20

31

15.4818.36

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

FEW, Malmstrom, Minor mean=48.33, SD= 17.90 *Rates calculated for 3600 AD population at FEW

2001 Under-age Drinking

3344

68

25.09 23.52

01020304050607080

Qualitative Data Regarding Alcohol Use at FEW

• Quote of a senior enlisted member from a recent email discussion of planned celebration:

“I don’t know what the rest of the Wing personnel do, but in [my shop] the promotees buy until we’ve had our fill, and then they buy more. I like this tradition and think we should continue this time honored tradition…where would we be if we let tradition slide by the wayside…”

Baseline data for future comparison; mean = 13.2, SD = 4.97

Total Violence Against Others at FEW2001 to First Quarter 2002

9

13

16

8

0 1 1 1 0

20

0

5

10

15

20

Q1 '01 Q2 '01 Q3 '01 Q4 '01 Q1 '02

Assaults

Assaultswith firearminvolved

Baseline data; Spouse abuse mean = 11.4, SD = 2.6; Child abuse mean = 4.8, SD = 1.3

Family Violence at FEW2001 to First Quarter 2002

7

12 12 12

4 4

75 4

14

0

5

10

15

Q1 '01 Q2 '01 Q3 '01 Q4 '01 Q1 '02

Abuse ofSpouse

Abuse ofChild

*Rates calculated for 3600 AD population at FEW

Active Duty Violence Towards Self in 2001

10

2.964 3.001

1 0.635 0.3620

2

4

6

8

10

12

FE Warren AFSPCrate*

AF rate*

SuicidalBehaviorCompletedSuicides

Active Duty Violence Towards Self at FEW

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Q1 '01 Q2 '01 Q3 '01 Q4 '01 Q1 '02

SuicidalBehavior

CompletedSuicides

Linear(SuicidalBehavior)

Life Skill Support Center

12 Jun 02

Recommendation(s):• Unit-run training, “footstomping”,

and consistency of culture throughout leadership levels

• Advanced Workshop for commanders and supervisors

• Life Skills briefings targeting times of greater risk- e.g. ”101 Critical Days of Winter”

• Continued data monitoring

Issue/Topic:

• Focused study of alcohol and violence at FE Warren compared to other bases

Background / discussion:

• DUI, UA drinking, and suicide attempt rates higher than AF overall, worse in winter months

• Demographics and attitudes about drinking likely key factors

Status:

• Life Skills annual briefings conducted in February and June, total 58% base population; target late fall and during winter months

• Materials or guidance for Alcohol and Violence educational or mentoring available from Life Skills for unit use