Mental Health in the Military

Our nutrition and wellbeing tool, Mindful Active, is in place to improve military mental and physical health. It provides health and fitness guidance for army personnel, which they can access through an app or on site, in the form of nutritional information, healthy recipes and mental health counsel. The initiative is based on four pillars: FUEL (the body for whatever lies head); FOCUS (on your performance goals); PERFORM (boost your energy levels) and RECOVER (re-energise post-training). 

Physical environments play an important role in the social and mental wellbeing of people, especially for military staff. Having this in mind, we created a scalable, flexible solution - Village. This hub is designed to cater to the social needs of the military and provide them with a place where they can unwind and build community. The idea was in response to research conducted by Sodexo and the Ministry of Defence which showed low levels of morale and feelings of isolation on base.  

With statistics from the 2022 Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey showing that just 45% of personnel are satisfied with service life, and 39% reporting low morale in their unit, it is important that we play our role in boosting morale and providing the right counsel for improved mental health on base. This is why we have staff who are dedicated to providing support for military personnel and their families, from redeployment support and arrival to settling in with a supportive community.