Lt Col Aja is a facility dog at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. She works with her handler, Lt Col Kristen Shear, a nurse scientist, to help reduce staff stress. People tend to carry stress in their shoulders, so Aja is trained to give hugs, putting her head on pressure points on the shoulder to help reduce stress.

Targeted care offers the right mental health resources for each individual as it begins rolling out across the Department of Defense.

For soldiers in recovery, the path to healing following trauma can be a long and challenging road. While many focus on the visible physical injuries soldiers endure, the emotional trauma hidden behind the surface can leave a lasting impact if not adequately addressed. Through the Struggle Well program at Fort Drum, New York, soldiers participate is ...

Nalu, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever, is a full-time Tripler Army Medical Center hospital facility dog. He is present in the Child and Family Behavioral Health Service Clinic, where he works alongside Dr. Kathryn Egan, a child psychiatrist, and licensed clinical social workers.

U.S. Naval Hospital Guam expands mental health capabilities with the launch of a Crisis Stabilization Unit for acute mental health services.

Our psychology expert talks about PTSD and treatments for it.

Being in the military can be a stressful job. Confidential mental health resources are available to you through your TRICARE benefit. If you or someone you know might be in crisis, call 988 or visit health.mil/suicideprevention for help.

With May designated by the Department of Defense as Mental Health Awareness Month, there is one definitive aspect which Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cade Crenshaw wants everyone to know about mental health.

Suicide risk clinical practice guideline from VA/DOD updated with new evidence-based information for providers, patients.

When Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Gunnar Haskill was asked to sum up his Navy Medicine career in one word, he replied, “Fulfilling.”

There’s a sensible standard that Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Kevin Jiang wants everyone to know when it comes to mental health.

Seven sailors died, and 48 others were injured when the guided a missile frigate and the aircraft carrier collided while performing nighttime exercises on Nov. 22, 1975. For years, the traumatic experience of that collision scarred many sailors who escaped physical injury but carried the invisible weight of the tragedy. The psychiatrists involved in ...

Staying healthy is more than just taking care of your body. If you’re experiencing symptoms of a mental health concern, TRICARE covers services so you can get the care you need. Using these covered services can help put you on a path to mental and physical wellness.

Virtual group therapy is an effective option for service members and family members with mental health challenges, especially in remote areas or overseas, who may not have access to onsite group therapy.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. At Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, providers from a variety of disciplines take a holistic approach to mental health, bringing awareness to how nutrition, stress, exercise, environmental exposures and more can have a profound effect.