The day start with my presentation on UK Military Mental Health which seemed to be well received.
We then had presentations from the Surgeon Generals dept on BH policy initiatives. We had a presentation on ‘Soldier 1st’ which is an initiative to trained laymen soldiers through a 3 day training course in being able to spot MH problems and knowing who to refer the soldier to (e.g, Chaplains, MH). It’s similar to TRiM but without the traumatic focus.
We spend sometime on Traumatic Event Management and started some cover some training in Debriefing. It’s used a lot here and similar to TRiM but instead it is seen as a medical role and is facilitated by BH providers and chaplains.
We also had a presentation on Resilience training which was some basic tips on keeping ourselves well emotionally, mentally, physically, socially and spiritually.
