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Mental Health Tips to Build Psychological Fitness, health.mil — 05/16/2012
Getting fit and staying healthy means more than riding a bike, lifting weights or going for a jog; other resources and tools are required to achieve psychological fitness. A recent article published by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Real Warriors campaign says psychological fitness, “encompasses the way you process information, feel about yourself and your environment and act in response to your thoughts and feelings.”
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Suicide Prevention Resources for Military Families, MilitaryHealthMatters.org — 05/15/2012
No warrior or military family is alone. If you are concerned that a service member or veteran in your family is considering harming or killing him/herself, free resources are immediately available to aid your family in its time of crisis.
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Reaching out to behavioral health resources, http://warriorcare.dodlive.mil — 05/09/2012
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and was created to increase awareness about symptoms and treatments for various psychological health concerns and reduce stigma in seeking help. According to the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE), psychological health is more than how we think, feel and act. It helps determine our ability to cope with stress, relate to the people in our lives and make day-to-day choices.
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Becoming More Resilient, Frontline Psych with Doc Bender — 05/02/2012
Resilient people tend to overcome difficult situations and experience less adverse effects. They’re also less likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder, or mood or anxiety disorders. That’s why we continue to educate the military community about psychological resilience — healthy ways to adapt to stressful events.
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The Most Common Struggles Faced by Student Veterans, OnlineCollegeCourses.com — 04/25/2012
The number of veterans who are becoming college students is on the rise as the Post-9/11 GI Bill provides tuition benefits for an estimated 2 million eligible veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. From a higher education perspective, the transition from military life into an academic setting is not always easy for many veterans. It is important for veteran college students to be familiar with resources that are available to assist them when they need support.
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Real Warriors Campaign Provides Comprehensive Resources to Military Families, Military Pathways — 04/24/2012
As part of its efforts to encourage service members, veterans and military families coping with invisible wounds to reach out for available care and support, the Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury’s Real Warriors Campaign provides practical tools, tips and resources for members of the military community.
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Dempsey: Sesame Workshop Gives Top Support to Families, American Forces Press Service — 04/19/2012
Sesame Workshop’s resources and outreach have done more to help families cope with repeated deployments during a decade of war than anything the military could have done alone, the military’s top officer said here today.
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Helping Children Understand Combat Stress, Federation of Families of SC — 04/18/2012
Experiencing stress as a result of combat is common. Open communication can help family members cope with challenges before, during, and after deployments.
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Real Warriors Campaign – Real Battles, Real Strength, MilitaryOneClick.com — 04/16/2012
The Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) launched a public awareness initiative on May 21, 2009 to encourage help-seeking behavior among service members and veterans coping with invisible wounds. View the Real Warriors Campaign website at http://www.realwarriors.net/.
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Real Warriors Helps Military Families Prepare for Reunions, Boston Globe — 04/11/2012
With the ongoing drawdown of service members from Afghanistan, military families are preparing for the return of loved ones. The homecoming of a service member can be very exciting, but it is also a significant transition that affects the entire family -- especially children.
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4 Things You Can Do for Military Children this Month, Off the Base — 04/09/2012
Children growing up in military families also serve by having a parent who could be deployed at any time and a family unit that likely has to move every few years to a new PCS (Permanent Change of Station). So, the Real Warriors campaign, established by the Defense Centers of Excellence, has some suggestions on how you can acknowledge a Military Child you may know.
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SEAC, MoH recipient Petry discuss resiliency, DVIDS — 04/02/2012
Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, Medal of Honor award recipient (left), and Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, Senior Enlisted Adviser to the Chairman (SEAC), view profiles of service members who have overcome behavioral health issues on the Real Warriors website following the Senior Enlisted Panel during the Warrior Resilience Conference March 29 at the Renaissance Hotel.
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Conference to Focus on Building Troops’ Resilience, Defense.gov — 03/28/2012
Nearly 750 military leaders and psychological health care experts will gather in Washington, D.C. tomorrow for the Defense Department's fourth annual Warrior Resilience Conference.
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Real Warriors, Real Advice, militaryspot.com — 03/27/2012
The Real Warriors Campaign recently launched “Real Warriors, Real Advice, a new weekly podcast series in which service members, veterans and military families highlight the importance of seeking care for invisible wounds and offer tools and tips on building and maintaining psychological resilience.
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A Chaplain’s Struggles With PTSD, DoD Live — 03/26/2012
During Chaplain Dundas’ deployment to Iraq, he experienced combat first-hand while providing support to service members. He returned home feeling depressed, angry and disconnected from his faith, but with the support of his command, he received care for PTSD and learned tools and tips for coping with invisible wounds.
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Overcoming the Stigma of Mental Illness, mentalhealthdirectory.org — 03/26/2012
The military in both the United Stated and Great Britain have created two programs to help break the stigma of mental illness and encourage their soldiers to get help. In the U.S, the campaign is called the "Real Warriors Campaign," while in the U.K. it is called "Don't Bottle It Up."
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What is Pet Fostering?, Military.com — 03/21/2012
Pets for Patriots, Inc., is a registered 501(c)(3) charity that helps service and veteran members of the United States military honorably adopt adult and at-risk shelter pets. Its mission is to consistently give the gifts of fidelity, joy and companionship to both pet and person.
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Helping Military Families Prepare for Reunions, todaysparentusa.com — 03/19/2012
With the ongoing drawdown of service members from Afghanistan, military families are preparing for the return of loved ones. The homecoming of a service member can be very exciting, but it is also a significant transition that affects the entire family – especially children. Fortunately, military families don't have to face this transition alone. The Real Warriors Campaign (http://www.realwarriors.net) offers support for families throughout the deployment cycle.
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Helping military families, Pleasanton Express — 03/15/2012
Military families don't have to face transitions alone. The Real Warriors Campaign (www.realwarriors.net) offers support for families throughout the deployment cycle.
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Not Alone: The Real Warriors Campaign, Padresteve.com — 03/14/2012
I was asked by the good folks at the Real Warriors Campaign which is an initiative of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) if I would share my story to a wider audience. I wrestled with that because things like this are scary, I am not a televangelist I don't go in front of a camera for a living. I was helped by our public affairs officer Raymond Applewhite and the team that did the filming handled it well.
