Photo by Douglas Holl | Defense Health Agency | 07.07.2024
Service members are known for their strength, dedication, and resilience. Building healthy coping skills that enhance abilities to adapt positively to expected and unexpected life challenges plays a critical role in suicide prevention and reducing self-directed harmful behaviors. (Defense Health Agency-Public Health graphic illustration by Rachel Stershic)...
Photo by Graham Snodgrass | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 01.19.2023
Defense Public Health experts say it’s important for parents to maintain a healthy and active attachment with their children by spending at least 20 minutes a day together. This can help military kids and families cope with life changes, like military moves. (Defense Centers for Public Health – Aberdeen graphic illustration by Graham Snodgrass)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Trenton Jancze | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 12.12.2022
Master Sgt. Amanda Gilbert, 97th Healthcare Operations Squadron SEL, gives advice to Airmen during a coping skills class at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 12, 2022. The class meets once a week for a three-hour discussion with guest speakers, all led by Gilbert and Master Sgt. Monique Tester, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander’s action group SEL. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman......
Photo by Airman 1st Class Trenton Jancze | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 12.12.2022
Col. Blaine Baker, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, shares stories and lessons with Airmen during a coping skills class at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 12, 2022. A part of the class is titled “Lowering your Shield” which includes higher ranking members from across the base giving insight to junior Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)...
Photo by Airman 1st Class Trenton Jancze | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 12.12.2022
An Airman holds a piece of paper, with a question on it, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 12, 2022. These questions are used as “ice breakers” at the beginning of a coping skills class on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trenton Jancze)...
Photo by Douglas Holl | Defense Centers for Public Health-Aberdeen | 05.13.2020
On average, military families move every three years, which is about four times more often than civilian families. Using healthy coping skills during times of transition is key to reducing stress and managing your mental health prior, during and after a military move. (Defense Centers for Public Health – Aberdeen graphic illustration by Rachel Stershic)...
Photo by Eleanor Prohaska | 21st Theater Sustainment Command | 05.01.2020
RRC participants simulate balancing multiple stressors during Stress Management group. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Diana Nieves....
Photo by Eleanor Prohaska | 21st Theater Sustainment Command | 05.01.2020
Maj. Ashley Welsh facilitates a Values & Core Beliefs group during the RRC. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Diana Nieves.
