- + The Army is preparing service members for financial readiness —Discussing matters related to finances is crucial for the future well-being of service members. That is why the Army offers comprehensive support and ...
- + Addressing Food and Financial Insecurity in the Army Community —The military has the strategies, policies and resources to support food and economic security, as well as the well-being of our service members and th...
- + Debunking Myths About Bystander Intervention—October is National Crime Prevention Month, serving as an annual reminder about safety awareness and the prevention of crime in our communities. Addre...
- + New Army Emergency Relief Policy Supports Those Affected by Domestic Abuse—Army Emergency Relief has updated its policy to expedite financial assistance for victims of domestic violence who have made restricted reports. This ...
- + Single Soldiers and the Army’s Family Advocacy Program —Being single does not necessarily mean that a Soldier is not involved in a relationship or has no Family. Across the Army, the Better Opportunities fo...
- + Military Families Find Support on Sesame Street—As the annual November observance of Military Family Month approaches, Americans reflect on the many sacrifices that service members' loved ones make,...
- + Boosting Resilience Ahead of the Winter Months —With the last official day of summer in the books, many Soldiers and their Families look to the fall and winter months as a time for celebrating holid...
- + Army Stands Strong Against Domestic Violence: Breaking the Silence, Offering Support—October, recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, serves as an important reminder for the Army community to unite in breaking the silence surr...
- + U.S. Army Research Institute Hosts In-House Research Colloquium—The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) hosted an In-House Research Colloquium on September 11th, 2024.
- + DOD Recognizes top Suicide Prevention Programs—Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Guam Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve Deployment Support Command, Alabama, suicide prevention programs...
- + Strengthening Suicide Prevention: Training Initiatives in the Army —Suicide remains a pressing concern within the military community, demanding continuous efforts to enhance prevention strategies and support systems. A...
- + Great Teams Program Enriches Groups That Work Together —Teams that work together regularly can benefit from the Great Teams Workshop to help them develop, enhance or solidify their team culture. The discuss...
- + Total Force Fitness and How to Make the Best of Stress —Total Force Fitness is a framework that enables human beings to get healthy and become high-performing service members. It consists of eight interrela...
- + New ‘Engage’ Training Boosts Soldier Readiness —The Army's R2 strategy emphasizes readiness and trust-building. Among its trainings, Engage stands out, teaching Soldiers leadership skills and how to...
- + Navigating Barriers for Military Spouses Working Overseas —One in five military spouses is unemployed— nearly four times the national unemployment rate—according to data collected independently by the Defense ...
- + Department of Defense Changes Codeine Cutoff Rate —On March 4, the Defense Department’s Military Personnel Drug Abuse Testing Program raised the codeine cutoff rate from 2,000 ng/mL of codeine to 4,000...
- + Child Development Center Tuition-Fee Waiver Not Taxable —Child Development Center employees have just had a tax benefit confirmed. The Armed Forces Tax Council has determined that the Child Development Cente...
- + Army Spouses: They Don’t Have Uniforms but Wear Many Hats —As evidenced by May’s celebrations for Military Spouse Appreciation Month, it takes an Army to support our Soldiers—one composed of dedicated spouses ...
- + ACE-SI Tier 3 Trainers Receive Unique Skill Identifier —As of March 1, the Army now grants all Soldiers who successfully complete the Ask, Care, Escort Suicide Intervention (ACE-SI) Tier 3 a personnel devel...
- + Army Quality of Life Task Force Expands Portfolio —The Army Quality of Life Task Force expanded its lines of effort from six to 10 to increase the wellbeing of its number one asset: its people.
- + DPRR Celebrates Month of the Military Child With CYSS and EFMP —“Military-connected children live pretty unique lives, as their parents do, as well. These children should be celebrated,” says Patricia Bradley Ewen,...
- + Honoring Legacies: SOS Ensures Continued Support for Survivors —In the heart of every military Family lies a story—a narrative of service, sacrifice and resilience. For those who have lost loved ones in the line of...
- + Integrated Prevention Advisory Group Reaches New Milestone —The Integrated Prevention Advisory Group, or I-PAG, is the Army’s new primary prevention workforce. This workforce, composed of public health and prev...
- + Securing Hope: Strategies for Lethal Means Safety, With Emmy Betz, M.D. —“Lethal means safety is important because suicide isn’t inevitable,” says Emmy Betz, M.D., MPH, an emergency physician and nationally recognized exper...
- + SHARP Program Restructuring Enhances Victim Support —As we approach the end of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month 2024, keeping this year’s theme in mind, Change Through Unity: Empower. Protec...
- + Soldiers Discover the Art of Triumphing Over Adversity —We all know the expression “A picture is worth a thousand words,” but Soldiers who participate in the Army’s Resiliency Through Art program truly unde...
- + The Army's EAP is There for Employees in Need —When you start feeling tired or burned-out, getting out of that mindset can be almost impossible when tackling it on your own. The stress of an upcomi...
- + Where Hope Can Triumph After Despair —After losing a loved one to suicide, people often feel lost and overwhelmed by different forms of grief. Coping with grief can be challenging and resu...
- + Have You Forgotten Your New Year’s Resolution Already? Let’s Keep the Momentum Going With the R2 Program —“If we only took action under perfect conditions, we’d never achieve anything,’’ says Nick Powell, a performance expert and cognitive performance spec...
- + President Biden Releases Marijuana Pardon —On Dec. 22, President Biden released a proclamation pardoning all U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents who, on or before this date, committed ...
- + Making Dollars and Sense Out of Financial Planning—We’re only in the second month of 2024, but by now the majority of us have abandoned those earnestly made New Year’s resolutions. Tellingly, an Octobe...
- + Helping Parents Navigate Teen Dating Violence —You’ve made your way from sleepless nights during infancy to arguing with your child as a preteen about wearing those ripped jeans to middle school or...
- + Harm Reduction: Army Lethal Means Safety Toolkit —Firearms are the most common and lethal method for suicide among Soldiers and their dependents. Lethal means safety (LMS) is an evidence-based suicide...
- + Army Family Advocacy Program Partners with National Children’s Alliance to Respond to Instances of Child Abuse —The Army Family Advocacy Program has formalized a partnership with the National Children’s Alliance. On Jan. 2 the two organizations signed a memorand...
- + ASAP Empowers Prevention for Healthier Army Communities —The Army Substance Abuse Program isn’t just about responding to substance misuse; ASAP is at the forefront of shaping a resilient Army community throu...
- + Alaska Soldiers Explore Core Values to Build Stronger Connections —Soldiers from the 1-25 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB) at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, participated in a Women’s Leadership Conference, an initiativ...
- + Accessible, Reliable Childcare Initiative for Military Families —Military Families face unique challenges, especially when it comes to finding reliable childcare. Deployments, PCS moves and long training missions ma...
- + Mission Possible: Improving Family readiness starts with community—WASHINGTON — Soldiers are defined by the missions they are assigned, whether a specific task on base, a rescue operation or natural-disaster relief. T...
- + Navigating Your First Holiday Season Without a Loved One —The holiday season is usually considered a time of year when most are celebrating being joyous and bright. For those enduring their first holiday seas...
- + Army Recognizes Needs of Families With Exceptional Family Members —Soldiers and Families sacrifice immensely while serving our country. Although November is recognized as Military Family Appreciation Month, the Army s...
- + DOD Announces the Winners of the 33rd Annual Secretary of Defense Community Drug Awareness Awards —The Department of Defense announced that U.S. Army Garrison West Point Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) was selected as the recipient of the 33rd A...
- + Importance of Using VA, BH and SVC During the Sexual Assault Recovery Process —After a sexual assault, feelings of disempowerment and disconnection are at the center of psychological trauma. Recovery depends on reestablishing emp...
- + Performance Experts Coach Soldiers at Holistic Wellness Week —Performance Experts (PEs) Kennisha Murphy and Kanata Omori from the National Capital Region (NCR) Ready and Resilient (R2) Performance Center joined p...
- + Army Family Action Plan Celebrates 40 Years—Did you know you have a voice in the Army? Did you know that you can submit issues that are affecting your quality of life and they will be heard by A...
- + National Discussion 2023: Leaders’ Role in Developing Healthy Climates and Prevention—The final panel of the day-long 2023 National Discussion on Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment at America’s Colleges, Universities and Service Acade...
- + Researchers Discuss Factors in Primary Prevention —Opening the 2023 National Discussion on Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment at America’s Colleges, Universities and Military Service Academies, Dr. Sham...
- + How to Break the Stigma of Spoken Finances —If you’re struggling to make ends meet, guess what? Your neighbor is living paycheck to paycheck, your colleague can’t afford childcare, your sibling ...
- + Survivor Outreach Services Plays a Vital Role in Supporting Survivors—Survivor Outreach Services (SOS) is the official Army program that provides long-term support to surviving Families of fallen Soldiers. This program w...
- + Breaking the Cycle: Understanding Domestic Violence and Intergenerational Trauma —October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which focuses on raising awareness of violence that affects millions of individuals and families worldwi...
- + A Soldier’s Life: Maintaining a High Quality of Living—“We believe that Soldiers and their Families are entitled to the same quality of life as is afforded the Americans they are pledged to defend, and tha...
- + It Takes an Army Village to Support Military Kids —Growing up in a military Family is exciting: living in different parts of the country and exotic locales around the globe, meeting people of diverse b...
- + Soldiers Sharpen Performance Skills at Operation Raider Blast —The 3rd Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry (3-4 CAV) Raiders, collaborated with performance experts (PEs) Fernando Llamoca and Eliza Marks from the Schofield ...
- + A Split Second of Hope—Leslie Weirich has a story to tell. It’s a story she hopes will save lives. “I love a Native America proverb,” says Weirich, “that says, ‘Tell me the ...
- + Continuous Vetting Means Staying on Top of Finances—The importance of financial readiness for Soldiers has become more important than ever. An initiative called Trusted Workforce 2.0, introduced in 2018...
- + Destigmatizing Mental Health Support for Individuals with a Security Clearance —Taking care of our people is a top priority. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin recently stated, “Mental health is health---period. We must do more, at...
- + DOD Recognizes ‘Connect to Protect: Support is Within Reach’ as top suicide prevention program—Since 2016, the Department of Defense has honored exemplary programs of each military department, for their exceptional efforts to increase suicide pr...
- + Army Unveils New Suicide Prevention Resources to Bolster Program Implementation —The Army kicks off Suicide Prevention Month in September by unveiling several important new resources to bolster Army Suicide Prevention Program imple...
- + The Ask – Care – Escort Portfolio: Curriculum Updates and Implementation—Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, retired U.S. Army four-star general, said, “Every death by suicide is a tragedy that impacts our people, our mi...
- + Poor Sleep Quality Contributor to Suicide Ideation, Other Harmful Behaviors —Following the release of the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee, or SPRIRC, report earlier this year, the Secretary of Defen...
- + Physical Fitness Can Improve Your Sleep—Whether it’s due to stress or insomnia, getting adequate or restful sleep can be very difficult for many people. Adding physical activity to your dail...
- + MRT-PEs Use R2 Strategies to Build DOD Warrior Games Athletes —“I feel so fortunate to work with this population. I’ve met so many competent and motivated individuals, and I’ve been able to travel around the count...
- + Integrated Prevention Advisory Group to Begin Hiring Soon —The Army will soon begin hiring as part of its implementation of phases 2.1 and 2.2 of the Integrated Prevention Advisory Group, or I-PAG, the service...
- + Exercise and Food for Healthy Bones —The new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) has been rolled out, and it sure looks different from the old PT test. The new exercises challenge and improve...
- + Building Healthy Communities Through the Social Determinants of Health—To further improve our communities, reduce harmful behaviors and create positive environments, the Army Resilience Directorate and its programs realig...
- + A Common Bond: We Can Talk About Suicide—“I’m struggling right now and just need to talk with someone. Can we Chat?” “This is really hard for me to say, but I’m having painful thoughts, and i...
- + EFMP overview, updates—The Exceptional Family Member Program is a mandatory enrollment program that works with other military and civilian agencies to provide comprehensive ...
- + Protect, Secure your Financial well-being—Financial well-being is a pillar of overall readiness within the military community and a key tenet of strengthening the economic security in the forc...
- + U.S. Army Manpower Analysis Agency
- + The Makings of Resilience: Using Your Character Strengths —When people think of the word “resilience” and the Army, more often than not they imagine a Soldier being resilient during war time or in the field. R...
- + Soldiers Tell Own Stories of Struggle and Recovery for ARD Webinar —The Army Resilience Directorate’s April webinar, SHARP Transformation: A Victim-Centric Perspective, featured a conversation with Jill Londagin, Direc...
- + Preparing for PCS? The Total Army Sponsorship Program can help—WASHINGTON — Moving can mean a fresh start in a new and potentially exciting place. But no matter how easy or difficult, it always means extensive pla...
- + Keeping Soldiers’ Spirits High as Temperatures Soar—Summer is synonymous with relaxation, a season of indulgence, when we let our bodies just chill (lying on a picnic blanket to soak up rays or to slurp...
- + Fort Hunter Liggett Gets Creative With SAAPM Awareness—Each April, the Army recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). Each organization throughout the Army hosts awareness and preve...
- + DSPO Campaign Seeks to End Stigmatizing Language—“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” is an age-old adage that is used as the ultimate comeback to verbal bullying. Thi...
- + Army University Leaders Learn to Overcome Challenges —Fort Leavenworth Master Resilience Trainer - Performance Experts (MRT-PEs) Craig Merkley and Cindy Swatek, in coordination with the Army Wellness Cent...
- + Army Implements New SH Tracker, Focuses on Streamlining Complaint Process —The Army has developed a new tool to better monitor the progress of sexual harassment complaints and ensure that all necessary timelines are met.
- + Advice for Keeping Substance Use Out of Summer Activities—Summer is the best time to take part in outdoor activities and plan social gatherings, but it is also a dangerous time for substance misuse. Subject-m...
- + DOD Announces Liz Blanc SARC, VA and Promoting Excellence in Prevention Award Winners—The Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, or SAPRO, annually recognizes individuals (military or civilian) from each mi...
- + What Do You Know About Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault?—Sexual assault is a global public health problem and a strong predictor of negative outcomes and development of risk behaviors for survivors, accordin...
- + Mixed Signals: How People Communicate Differently—During a conversation, when you get a wink or a pat on the arm or are called “sweetie,” how do you interpret those gestures? Some may find them friend...
- + Mission Support Battalion Soldiers Use R2 Training To Enhance Teamwork —The Mission Support Battalion (MSB) helps other units meet their mission demands. Each day is different, which can lead to stress and reduced energy. ...
- + Integrated Prevention Advisory Group Gains Momentum—The Army will soon implement Phase II of the Integrated Prevention Advisory Group, or I-PAG, the Army’s prevention workforce. The I-PAG will assist co...
- + Hope Builders: Bystander Intervention Builds a More Cohesive Army —The U.S. Army is, and always has been, dedicated to supporting service members who are survivors of sexual assault. The number of service members who ...
- + Culture of Trust: Imperative for Unit Effectiveness and a Safe Environment —“Little things that we don’t realize can erode trust. Something as small as failure to follow through on what you say you’re going to do erodes trust,...
- + Conquering the Mental Trauma of Sexual Assault —In the Army, showing resilience and moving forward no matter what the situation are gold standards of behavior. But for a service member who is sexual...
- + Compassionate Leadership Starts With You: USMA SARC Leads Character Development at West Point —I am a member of the Special Staff of the Co mmandant at the United States Military Academy at West Point. I am a behavioral health nurse (66C) fillin...
- + Behavioral Health Pulse Wins FedHealth IT Award —Recently, the Behavioral Health (BH) Pulse was nominated for and awarded the 2023 FedHealth Information Technology Disruptive Tech Program and Change ...
- + Army Revises Ask, Care, Escort, Suicide Intervention Training —The Army has developed and updated a training aimed at suicide prevention that encourages Army personnel to engage with peers who may be dealing with ...
- + 598th Transportation Brigade Hosts Readiness Day —Col. Robert L. Kellam, commander of the 598th Transportation Brigade, in Sembach, Germany, hosted a preholiday brigade readiness day for Soldiers, Dep...
- + Webinars Focus on Sponsorship, Resilient Leadership —This past December, the Army Resilience Directorate (ARD) webinar had the pleasure of hosting Sgt. Maj. Sharita Onugha who presented on the Total Army...
- + SHARP Program Restructuring Underway, New Guidelines—Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) program restructure is underway. The restructure is part of a large transformational effort ...
- + Sexual Harassment, Assault Impede Diversity, Inclusion —There’s no doubt the Army is focused on making its workforce more diverse in race, gender and ethnicity. Case in point: In 2021 the U.S. Army Recruiti...
- + SAAPM 2023 Theme Announced: Intervene. We are a Team: There is an US in TrUSt. Can They Trust in You? —April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. This year’s theme is “Intervene, we are a team: There is an US in trust. Can they trust in you...
- + Pilots, Crew Chiefs Enhance Team Cohesion, Clarify Roles—Pilots and crew chiefs must build a shared understanding and mutual respect to ensure a successful flight. Master Resilience Trainer - Performance Exp...
- + Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Pillars for Empowerment—“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept and celebrate those differences.” This quote from Audre Lorde, an ...
- + New Year, New You: A Different Approach to Resolutions—“I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” — David Bowie Every year millions of Americans enter the new year with res...
- + New Podcasts Highlight TASP, Leadership —The Army Resilience Round Up podcast is gaining momentum! In December we heard from Sgt. Maj. Sharita Onugha, a nominative senior enlisted adviser for...
- + Feeling Excluded? Help is Available—Are you uninterested in water cooler talk? Are you that battle buddy who is always smiling, even when secretly unhappy? Are you stationed at a remote ...
- + Advice for Springing Forward Into Sobriety —Spring is around the corner, and with this season comes new beginnings as our world begins to blossom. During the fall and winter months, the days wer...
- + New Army policies increase access to Soldier, Family reproductive health care—New Army standards for commander pregnancy notifications and administrative absence requests and funded travel for non-covered reproductive health car...
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