DCoE Director Brig. Gen. Loree K. Sutton Leads TAPS Webinar: Reducing Mental Health Stigma: Real Warriors, Real Battles, Real Strength

Posted by: Communications, DCoE

Brig. Gen. Loree K. Sutton presented “Reducing Mental Health Stigma: Real Warriors, Real Battles, Real Strength” during a recent webinar. The Tragedy Assistance Program (TAPS) hosted the webinar which reached an audience of over 350 professionals and leaders who interact with and provide services to warriors and their families.

Sutton discussed current mental health challenges faced by service members and their families, identified sources of mental health stigma, as well as programs and activities undertaken by the Department of Defense to reduce the perceived stigma associated with mental health problems and mental health care.

If you missed the webinar on Monday, September 14, please visit the Events page on the DCoE Web site where you will be able to access Sutton’s presentation.

TAPS provides ongoing emotional help, hope, and healing to all who are grieving the death of a loved one in military service to America, regardless of relationship to the deceased, geography, or circumstance of the death. The program provides peer-based support, crisis care, casualty casework assistance, and grief and trauma resources.

For more information about the TAPS program, visit TAPS online or call 800-959-TAPS (8277).