Funk: Army Seeks New Ways to Eliminate Stigma
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
A policy that would require every soldier to see a mental health professional once a year is under development at Army Training and Doctrine Command, whose commander suggested it would “take the stigma away†of asking for help.
In remarks at the Fires Conference hosted virtually by the Fires Center of Excellence at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Gen. Paul Funk, who has been the TRADOC commander since June 2019, said he is “working my way through†the idea, which is not yet policy.
“Just like we have to go see the dentist, we ought to all have to go see the behavioral health specialist once a year,†Funk said. “We do that a little bit now … when you return from deployment, but that’s really just with a doctor, not a mental health professional.â€
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