| New Health Campaign Promotion Tackles Depression Posted by: Health.mil Staff The challenges facing service members and their families can include a rollercoaster of emotions and sometimes lead to depression. To raise awareness that exercise and staying active can help some people fight the blues, a new program, “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind. It’s In the Bag,” is distributing gym bags at U.S. military installations worldwide. The bags display the website www.MindBodyStrength.org, where service members and their families can check their mental health by taking an anonymous self-assessment. Military Pathways, the organization behind the campaign, is funded by the Department of Defense Office of Force Health Protection and Readiness under DoD’s Psychological Health Strategic Operations directorate. PHSO develops policy recommendations and programs that strengthen the psychological health of service members and their families to foster mental well-being throughout the deployment cycle. ————— MilitaryConnection.com thanks you for your patronage. This web site is a portal of all things military, and we are quickly becoming the “go to” web site for all things military. We are constantly adding resources, content and features to benefit our audience. Our web site and all of the resources are free to users, and there is something for everyone. Additionally, we feature articles like this to keep you informed. If you belong to a group or organization, we will post your press releases, special events, newsletters, professional conferences and seminars, reunions, job fairs, and videos to help spread the word. One of the areas of our focus is connecting candidates from the military community with outstanding government and civilian employers. We know that candidates from the military community across the board have a work ethic second to none. They make highly valued employees. MilitaryConnection.com has a multitude of employment resources including a Directory of over 30,000 employers, Job Tips, Columns, our new and improved Job Board, Virtual Job Fair and much more. We understand the importance of education. Please check out our new Education section, featuring the most up to date information on the new GI Bill, Education Articles, Education Benefits, and the Scholarship Directory featuring thousands of scholarships. When the next tour is back home, it’s on MilitaryConnection.com. |