1 00:00:00,629 --> 00:00:03,000 Some of the core reasons . Our airmen 2 00:00:03,009 --> 00:00:05,340 and guardians are dying by suicide are 3 00:00:05,349 --> 00:00:07,619 relationship issues . And teaching 4 00:00:07,630 --> 00:00:09,869 resilience largely is about dealing 5 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,220 with the emotions which are a huge part 6 00:00:12,229 --> 00:00:14,180 of any relationship . You have . 7 00:00:18,270 --> 00:00:20,437 The whole concept of resilience across 8 00:00:20,437 --> 00:00:22,670 the air force was developed in that we 9 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:24,569 simply for one thing , don't have 10 00:00:24,569 --> 00:00:26,736 enough providers . Second , we want to 11 00:00:26,736 --> 00:00:29,299 make sure that people are well and stay 12 00:00:29,309 --> 00:00:32,720 well and don't have to move to the 13 00:00:32,729 --> 00:00:35,020 other side that we address the mental 14 00:00:35,029 --> 00:00:37,251 health , the wellness , not even mental 15 00:00:37,251 --> 00:00:39,473 health , but the wellness issues before 16 00:00:39,473 --> 00:00:41,196 they become problems or bigger 17 00:00:41,196 --> 00:00:44,959 challenges . So the evolution of 18 00:00:44,970 --> 00:00:47,700 this was the recognition that we need 19 00:00:47,709 --> 00:00:50,250 to start helping people understand 20 00:00:50,259 --> 00:00:54,060 human domain topics and build them into 21 00:00:54,069 --> 00:00:57,689 their leadership style . Our resilience 22 00:00:57,700 --> 00:01:00,020 research task force works to identify 23 00:01:00,029 --> 00:01:03,009 strategies for strengthening resilience 24 00:01:03,020 --> 00:01:05,830 in and across the dod with a particular 25 00:01:05,839 --> 00:01:09,059 focus on providing leaders with tools 26 00:01:09,069 --> 00:01:12,139 and resources to help create vibrant 27 00:01:12,169 --> 00:01:15,400 cultures that promote connectedness and 28 00:01:15,410 --> 00:01:18,489 trust and teamwork and belonging . As 29 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:21,339 the director of the resilience RT F I 30 00:01:21,349 --> 00:01:24,949 create the framework for what we do and 31 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:28,760 what that looks like . This class is 32 00:01:28,769 --> 00:01:30,880 valuable because it's been needed for 33 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,379 more than a decade when the Air Force 34 00:01:33,389 --> 00:01:36,459 developed its original resilience 35 00:01:36,470 --> 00:01:39,269 initiative . One of the recommendations 36 00:01:39,279 --> 00:01:42,150 to the then Vice Chief of Staff was we 37 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,271 cannot just program this , we need to 38 00:01:44,271 --> 00:01:47,230 make sure that we are getting this kind 39 00:01:47,239 --> 00:01:49,875 of information to the leaders if we 40 00:01:49,885 --> 00:01:51,718 don't get leadership buy in , in 41 00:01:51,718 --> 00:01:55,275 regards to why teaching resilience and 42 00:01:55,285 --> 00:01:57,507 understanding , resilience and building 43 00:01:57,507 --> 00:02:00,105 resilience is crucial to build good 44 00:02:00,114 --> 00:02:03,544 healthy airmen and now guardians , then 45 00:02:03,595 --> 00:02:07,184 the initiative won't really have a full 46 00:02:07,194 --> 00:02:09,274 spectrum of impact that it needs 47 00:02:11,380 --> 00:02:14,119 our resilience . Research task force 48 00:02:14,130 --> 00:02:16,241 deliberately highlights dimensions of 49 00:02:16,241 --> 00:02:19,000 social and organizational culture and 50 00:02:19,009 --> 00:02:21,160 our examination of resilience along 51 00:02:21,169 --> 00:02:23,336 with the individual mindsets and skill 52 00:02:23,336 --> 00:02:25,113 sets . And I think that this is 53 00:02:25,113 --> 00:02:27,113 especially important because of the 54 00:02:27,113 --> 00:02:29,440 collective orientation and identity of 55 00:02:29,449 --> 00:02:31,830 our military and the capacity of our 56 00:02:31,839 --> 00:02:34,600 leaders to shape the experiences of 57 00:02:34,610 --> 00:02:36,777 their members in such important ways . 58 00:02:38,789 --> 00:02:40,479 There are so many different 59 00:02:40,490 --> 00:02:43,820 perspectives to look at the concept of 60 00:02:43,830 --> 00:02:46,449 resilience . From that a university 61 00:02:46,460 --> 00:02:49,809 leadership had the good idea to bring 62 00:02:49,820 --> 00:02:52,479 in scholars from different academic 63 00:02:52,490 --> 00:02:55,539 disciplines . So doctor Doctor Mary 64 00:02:55,550 --> 00:02:58,270 Bartlett and myself , we all approach 65 00:02:58,279 --> 00:03:00,501 this from a very different directions . 66 00:03:00,501 --> 00:03:04,050 And it's been really awesome to get to 67 00:03:04,059 --> 00:03:06,919 see those fields of scholarship 68 00:03:06,929 --> 00:03:09,440 converge in such an important way . 69 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:15,831 There's been a continuous increase in 70 00:03:15,831 --> 00:03:18,330 dod suicide rates over many years . 71 00:03:18,339 --> 00:03:22,179 Between 2016 and 2021 3rd of 72 00:03:22,190 --> 00:03:24,339 the military active service component 73 00:03:24,350 --> 00:03:27,529 was diagnosed with at least one mental 74 00:03:27,539 --> 00:03:30,850 health disorder . In 2021 alone , 75 00:03:30,860 --> 00:03:32,971 mental health disorders accounted for 76 00:03:32,971 --> 00:03:35,949 the largest number of hospital bed days . 77 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,440 And the second highest total number of 78 00:03:38,449 --> 00:03:40,880 medical encounters among active duty 79 00:03:40,889 --> 00:03:42,833 members , demand for mental health 80 00:03:42,833 --> 00:03:45,559 services has increased by nearly 25% 81 00:03:45,630 --> 00:03:48,130 over the past decade . Even as mental 82 00:03:48,139 --> 00:03:49,972 health provider availability has 83 00:03:49,972 --> 00:03:53,440 decreased analysis of these 84 00:03:53,449 --> 00:03:55,679 factors . I think presents a fairly 85 00:03:55,690 --> 00:03:58,240 bleak picture of the current state of 86 00:03:58,250 --> 00:04:01,240 health of our members . And it behooves 87 00:04:01,250 --> 00:04:03,250 us all to try to do something about 88 00:04:03,250 --> 00:04:06,830 that . We 89 00:04:06,839 --> 00:04:09,500 need to help our leaders understand 90 00:04:09,509 --> 00:04:11,860 that this is not just a skills based 91 00:04:11,869 --> 00:04:14,539 concept , this is a way of living , 92 00:04:14,559 --> 00:04:17,010 this is a way of mentoring . This is a 93 00:04:17,019 --> 00:04:20,040 way of coaching and modeling how we 94 00:04:20,049 --> 00:04:23,269 need people to live their lives so that 95 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,399 we can avoid them going down a slippery 96 00:04:26,410 --> 00:04:28,380 slope and needing something more 97 00:04:28,390 --> 00:04:29,160 serious , 98 00:04:33,100 --> 00:04:34,940 the models , the theories , the 99 00:04:34,950 --> 00:04:37,070 constructs that we are talking about 100 00:04:37,079 --> 00:04:39,301 and the questions and problems that are 101 00:04:39,301 --> 00:04:41,390 facing our air force . If the 102 00:04:41,399 --> 00:04:44,989 exploration that we do doesn't take on 103 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,579 new life and new applications outside 104 00:04:47,589 --> 00:04:49,589 the classroom walls , I'd say we've 105 00:04:49,589 --> 00:04:51,859 failed . The design of this project is 106 00:04:51,869 --> 00:04:54,200 not for it to just live inside the 107 00:04:54,209 --> 00:04:56,815 classroom walls , but for our member to 108 00:04:57,035 --> 00:04:59,524 take it out with them when they go back 109 00:04:59,535 --> 00:05:02,165 out into the world . And then we also 110 00:05:02,174 --> 00:05:04,095 provide our findings and 111 00:05:04,105 --> 00:05:06,434 recommendations to senior leaders . We 112 00:05:06,445 --> 00:05:08,524 are providing the skill sets and 113 00:05:08,535 --> 00:05:11,704 resources to our officers and we are 114 00:05:11,714 --> 00:05:13,881 trying to garner enlisted perspectives 115 00:05:13,881 --> 00:05:15,547 and challenges so that we are 116 00:05:15,547 --> 00:05:17,575 responding effectively up down and 117 00:05:17,584 --> 00:05:19,684 across the entire Air Force 118 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,049 resilience isn't about helping people 119 00:05:26,059 --> 00:05:28,281 or training people to not experience or 120 00:05:28,290 --> 00:05:30,369 express emotion . In fact , I would 121 00:05:30,380 --> 00:05:32,547 submit that it's the opposite . We are 122 00:05:32,547 --> 00:05:34,658 human beings , even in the military , 123 00:05:34,658 --> 00:05:36,602 regardless of your branch , you're 124 00:05:36,602 --> 00:05:38,769 going to experience the emotions . The 125 00:05:38,769 --> 00:05:40,769 idea here is to be able to identify 126 00:05:40,769 --> 00:05:42,880 what the emotion is and to understand 127 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,102 and the root of what's happening . What 128 00:05:45,102 --> 00:05:47,102 is that emotion about ? Why are you 129 00:05:47,102 --> 00:05:49,213 experiencing it and how are you going 130 00:05:49,213 --> 00:05:51,102 to manage it ? How is it going to 131 00:05:51,102 --> 00:05:53,324 dictate your actions so that you behave 132 00:05:53,324 --> 00:05:56,184 in a positive constructive way and move 133 00:05:56,195 --> 00:05:58,035 through the experience with the 134 00:05:58,045 --> 00:06:00,994 emotions being mindful of the emotions 135 00:06:01,385 --> 00:06:03,885 and yet surviving and coming out a 136 00:06:03,894 --> 00:06:04,954 stronger person .