Sleepless nights. Warm snuggles. Gentle coos. These are things I expected in the newborn stage. Instead, I experienced dread, hopelessness, and defeat. Learn first-hand from a mom who took charge of her mental health after the traumatic birth of her baby.

September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about suicide prevention, reducing the stigma surrounding mental health issues, and promoting resources for those in need.

The Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training team at Naval Hospital Bremerton listen, connect, and care to make suicide prevention an easier topic to discuss.

This September, the Department of Defense highlights Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month through its campaign, "Joining Your Fight: Connect to Protect."

The Center for Deployment Psychology at the Uniformed Services University was awarded the Gold Medal for Healthcare Games at the recent International Serious Play Awards in Toronto, Canada. The conference offered an opportunity for researchers, educators, and game developers to grow their skills in game-based learning.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

Behavioral Health leaders from Defense Health Network East and Military Readiness Command East gathered here to share best practices and highlight new programs that can improve care.

Got questions? Need consultation, connection to care, support, and/or resources for mental health care needs? All the above is available for active duty service members at Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Mental Health department during walk-in hours on Thursdays, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.