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BARSTOW, Calif.
May is Mental Health Awareness month and an opportunity to highlight the importance of focusing on the overall health and well-being of individuals and families aboard Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California.
Mental health is an essential part of everyone’s ability to maneuver through life and the Behavioral Health Section offers myriad programs and classes to provide support for those facing challenges.
“Mental health issues are common,” said James Maher, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, BH Section Head. “So common in fact, that it would take days to adequately discuss all of the essential diagnoses outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, used to diagnose mental health disorders, as well as warning signs, building resiliency and coping skills, types of interventions and the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.”
Men married to military: The male spouse experience Photo By Janell Ford | (From L-R) Weed Army Community Hospital Commander, Col. Nancy Parson, husband, Darryl.. read moreread more Photo By Janell Ford | (From L-R) Weed Army Community Hospital Commander, Col. Nancy Parson, husband, Darryl Parson, Bryce Brown and wife, Maj. Susan Brown.
Civilian male spouses may not feel the different Mommy and Me-type groups are all inclusive but group leaders say all are welcome.
According to Military One Source, 47% of 70,000 women in the Army are married the highest of all the services. Of that number, 36% of those marriages were dual military couples where both married parties were active-duty members of the Army.