Federal News Network March 31, 2023
With a push from the Defense Department to expand mental health services, including suicide and sexual assault prevention, the Navy recently released its mental health playbook. The initiative is among several from the services aimed at proactively treating mental health issues and removing the stigma involved with seeking care.
The manual offers a guide to how communication about mental health should work between naval personnel up and down the chain of command. The Navy wants the manual to not only help prevent mental health problems, but create an environment more welcoming to discussion of those problems.
“Our mental health playbook supports command leaders in minimizing mental health issues, but when they do occur, to empower them with the resources to...
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