![]() ![]() ![]() Melissa Boyd, a board-certified clinical psychologist and behavioral health advisor for the Defense Center’s Public Health-Aberdeen was the symposium’s first guest speaker.īoyd discussed the importance of an individual’s support system and network of friends, family, battle buddies and leadership. “There is nothing wrong with saying you need help there’s strength in vulnerability,” he said.Įdmonson’s final words were a call-to-action for the APG workforce, imploring them to seek out others and to be there for them. National Mental Health Awareness Month it’s not just a month or a day, but it’s an opportunity for us to calibrate and to focus ourselves.”Įdmonson compared mental ailments to physical ailments, encouraging those hurting not to be afraid to ask for help. “Emotional, mental fitness, social connectedness and holistic resilience all a part of a healthy lifestyle. Army Communications-Electronics Command, provided opening remarks about the importance of behavioral health. Edmonson II, APG senior commander and commanding general of the U.S. The Commander’s Ready and Resilient Council hosted the hybrid event for National Mental Health Awareness Month for an in-person and virtual audience via Microsoft Teams. Behavioral health experts and APG leaders discussed stigmatization and social connectedness during the second annual Mental Health Symposium at the Mallette Auditorium, May 2, 2023. (Photo Credit: Wayne Gray, APG PAO Garrison) VIEW ORIGINALĪBERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Army Communications-Electronics Command, opens the forum at the Mental Health Symposium in the Mallette Auditorium, May 2, 2023. Edmonson II, Aberdeen Proving Ground senior commander and commanding general of the U.S. ![]()
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