Ms. Tanielian will discuss the concept of psychological resilience and highlight how the U.S. Department of Defense has implemented programs to promote psychological resilience in an effort to prepare troops and their families for the challenges of deployment. She also will review how these approaches have evolved over the past several years and how the concept of Total Force Fitness is shaping future training and prevention efforts within the military. Ms. Tanielian is a senior analyst at the RAND Corporation. She received an M.A. in psychology from American University. Her areas of research interest include the psychological effects of combat, terrorism and disasters, psychological resilience and suicide prevention, as well as access to, and quality of, behavioral healthcare for returni...