Massachusetts National Guard Risk Reduction Coordinator Teresa Stratoberdha speaks to members of an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, or ASIST, class inside the Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose Armed Forces Reserve Center, Middletown, Connecticut, Sept. 7, 2023. In addition to instructing, Stratoberdha would also take turns acting as an at risk individual to showcase suicide warning signs to members of the class. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Lucibello)