Australian Defence Force Mental Health Reform Program

The highest rated barrier to seeking help was concern that it would reduce deployability (36.9%). The most frequently perceived stigma for ADF members was that people would treat them differently if they sought care (27.6%), and that seeking care would harm their career (26.9%).

Almost one in five personnel (17.9%) reported that they had sought help for a stress-related, emotional, mental health or family problem in the previous 12 months. However, only half the sample with post-traumatic stress disorder or depressive episodes reported receiving treatment in the previous 12 months and only 15% of those with alcohol dependence disorder.

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