First responders from the 100th Security Forces Squadron and 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department attended a two-day Mental Health First Aider course at Royal Air Force Mildenhall on June 27 and 28, 2023.

Therapy dogs aboard ship provide comfort and stress reduction in a pilot program run by the U.S. Navy.

The facility dog program at Walter Reed provides interactive care with innovative animal assisted interventions to help reduce stress and increase overall feelings of well-being.

Facility dogs have benefitted from the respect wounded warriors have for them and support mental health and wellness in patients across the Military Health System.

U.S. public health agencies such as the National Institute of Mental Health have recognized that certain minority groups appear to experience greater risk for certain behavioral health disorders. The higher rates of adverse health problems in minority groups are often referred to as “disparities.”

This week, the Defense Health Agency is celebrating facility dogs assigned to military hospitals across the nation for its “Dog Days of Summer” campaign July 24-28. DHA will spotlight stories of hard-working dogs dedicated to keeping service members, their families, and hospital staff healthy and happy.

When the Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier set off last month on its second deployment, it carried something both familiar and entirely novel: Sage the Labrador retriever!

Barksdale Air Force Base has been chosen as one of six U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command bases to pilot the targeted care concept. Targeted care standardizes the patient intake and evaluation process, and ensures the patient gets the specific care they need in a timely manner.

Burnout can affect anyone in the military, but there are strategies to fight it.

No soldier wants to hear Medical Evaluation Board. It happens. For U.S. Army Maj. Tori Camire, a U.S. Army judge advocate general officer, those words helped her work through the process in the Army Recovery Care Program.

Team McChord kicked off June with Warrior Heart, an initiative that embodies Air Mobility Command commander, U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan’s, directive to drive readiness. This keynote event launched the AMC-wide effort and introduced the concept of training your mind to Team McChord.

Post-traumatic stress disorder is commonly associated with combat-related trauma, but service members may not know that PTSD can also be caused by experiences beyond the battlefield.

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, and 101st Airborne Division leaders formally opened Behavioral Health North, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 15, providing about 2,000 soldiers and airmen more convenient access to mental health care.

Ask the Doc on a service member who may have an eating disorder or disordered eating and may benefit from mental health and nutrition counseling.

Stigma can be a barrier to a service member seeking support for their mental health. Recognizing mental health as part of overall health and changing attitudes are keys to addressing it.