Sgt. Maj. of the Army to leaders: Stop using behavioral health as a universal band-aid for problems
Haley Britzky - Yesterday 12:47 PM
Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston urged leaders last week to stop using behavioral health appointments as a band-aid for any problem their soldiers might be having.
During a forum with Army families at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday alongside Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville, Grinston said he recently sought out behavioral health for himself after a “tough summer.”
“It’s okay to seek help if you need help,” Grinston said. “But I do want to caution you that that is not the panacea for all your problems.”
“Maybe seek behavioral health, maybe you can talk to a chaplain,” he continued “I think when we use all the resources that we have, I think we’re all going to be in a better mental state. We can’t just use only one resource.”
Lt. Col. Marlene Arias-Reynoso, behavioral health director of U.S. Army Health Clinic Hohenfels, led discussions with leaders from 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment, Department of Emergency Services, and the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, to discuss Behavior Health services offered to Solders, May 19, 2022.
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