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Closing the Loop

October 2024 Military Mile Cohort

We appreciate the openness and willingness to engage in critical discussions during the training facilitated in October 2024. We are excited to share the results of the survey, which highlights the significant impact of the training and areas where we have seen growth and improvement. Also on this page you will find resources for the next step in your mental health journey with us.

“My views have opened up a lot more.”

“It gives us a better scenario of certain situations.”

“Biggest barrier: The feeling of being weak/scared or perceived as such.”

“I feel more comfortable talking to others about my feelings, and I feel more confident engaging with others about their complications and such.”

More interaction was desired: “Engage more with soldiers.”

"I liked how we learned about the different kinds of suffering"

"Suicide signs and myths helped me today because I've personally dealt with multiple situations where I've helped and been there..."

During our time together, many of you demonstrated a remarkable increase in comfort level of these mental health topics:

  • Engaging in Mental Health Conversations: Significant increase in comfortability in engaging in conversations with peers about mental health 30%.
  • Seeking Mental Health Support: You showed an impressive 157.0% growth in comfortability when seeking support from others & an improvement of 147.0% in offering mental health support to others.
  • Asking Open-Ended Questions: Growth in comfortability in asking open-ended questions for deeper conversation (24%).
  • Active Listening Skills: Average growth in confidence for active listening skills (35%).
  • Familiarity with Give an Hour’s Face the Five improved significantly by 146%

We hear you and will take the following into consideration!

  • Participants are asking for more realistic and relevant scenarios to better prepare them for real-world situations, especially relating to sleep.

  • The topic of suicide awareness and prevention was identified as the most significant topic for participants; it was shared that learning about suicide signs and myths resonated deeply, especially for those who had prior experience with situations involving suicide.

  • Participants expressed an interest to further learn about handling crisis situations, specifically how to compose themselves and prevent suicidal behaviors.  

  • Respondents also valued conversations surrounding emotional suffering and isolation and the importance of empathy and connection. Stress management was identified as an essential topic to cover in future trainings, specifically stress reduction techniques. 

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