Policies, Standards, and Reports
Mental Fitness Resources
The Psychological Needs of U.S. Military Service Members and Their Families [PDF]
American Psychological Association’s Presidential Task Force on Military Deployment Services for Youth, Families, and Service Members, February 2007.
Psychological Skills Training [PDF]
List of readings and resources from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology on mental techniques.
Resilience Reinforcement Tools
Stress Control
Stress Management: A Guide for Senior Leaders [PDF]
U.S. Army Physical Fitness Research Institute’s stress management guide for senior leaders.
Traumatic Event Management
Information from the U.S. Army Medical Department on a flexible set of programs and support activities focused on stress management in response to potentially traumatizing events for units and individual Soldiers.
Combat Stress [PDF]
Document from the U.S. Marine Corps that provides the tactics, techniques, and procedures required for small-unit leaders to effectively prevent, identify, and manage combat stress in their units/commands.
Heart Rhythm Coherence Feedback: A New Tool for Stress Reduction, Rehabilitation, and Performance Enhancement
Summary of how to use this practical technology to achieve a greater awareness of the connection between our emotions, physiology, and behavior.
Suicide
Army Suicide Prevention Program [PDF]
Suicide-prevention and awareness training for the U.S. Army from the American Association of Suicidology and the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Medicine.
United States Army Suicide Prevention resource manual [PDF]
A resource manual on suicide prevention for the U.S. Army.
U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy Training Support Package: Suicide Prevention [PDF]
Training on identifying Army resources for suicide prevention.
Navy and Marine Corps Suicide Prevention Training [PDF]
Training to provide awareness and skills in identifying and promoting protective factors.
United States Navy Chaplain Manual for Suicide Prevention
Handbook for suicide prevention and intervention techniques.
Performance Degraders
U.S. Navy alcohol and drug abuse prevention and control policy [PDF]
Become familiar with the official Navy policy on alcohol and drug abuse.
Leader’s Guide for Managing Marines in Distress: Alcohol Use
Information on risks, resources, guidance, and prevention tips on alcohol use for Marine leadership.
United States Army Drug and Alcohol Technical Activity [PDF]
Lists the mission and functions of the Director, U.S. Army Drug and Alcohol Technical Activity (USADATA), and prescribes channels of communication and command-and-staff relationships with HQDA agencies and other Army elements.
Air Force Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention & Treatment (ADAPT) Program [PDF]
This instruction provides guidance for the identification, treatment, and management of personnel with substance-abuse problems and describes Air Force policy regarding alcohol and drug abuse.
Drug Use Trends [PDF]
Fact sheet on drug use trends in the United States, including active military personnel, from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Information Clearinghouse.
Sleep Optimization
Walter Reed Army Medical Center: Insomnia
Basic sleep information provided by the WRAMC.
Sleep Management [PDF]
This sleep guide by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research addresses unit sleep plans.
