This Course:

In this training we discuss mental health issues among the children of our Veterans and Active-Duty men and women. We compare military kids to civilian kids and highlight the similarities and differences between their experiences regarding mental health. A heavy emphasis is placed on the main stressors that majority of military children/families experience and how those stressors can have a negative impact on their mental health—specifically the potential for suicidal ideation. We also discuss the ways in which those stressors provide an opportunity for military families to grow in their positive mental health journeys and form a resiliency that protects them from mental health crises and ultimately suicide. In this training we draw connections to suicide prevention among military children and how that directly relates to suicide prevention among members of our armed forces as well as Veterans. This training also focuses on suicide education and prevention for our Veterans and service members. We discuss risk factors, warning signs and ways to get help as well as additional military family resources for mental health. This training is appropriate for all audiences, but is suggested for ages 18 and above.