Center for Military Psychology and Prevention

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Center for Military Psychology and Prevention

• Established in 1992
• Mission To help commanders maintain and
  strengthen the psychological health and wellbeing
  of the BAF soldiers.
• Current personnel of CMPP
• 5 psychiatrists
• 12 psychologists
• 1 sociologist.

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BAF psychological support structure
General Staff Bulgarian Armed Forces
Logistics J4
Personnel J1
Army Staff Psychological Training Section J 7
Air Force Staff Office Senior Expert Psychologist
Navy Staff Psychological Support Section
CMPP
Military Schools
Psychologists in brigades and regiments
Psychologists in AF bases and battalions
Psychologists in Navy bases
Training programs
National Military School
Sections
Psychosocial Analyses
Training Base Shumen
Therapy and Methodological Support
Air Force Military School
Navy Military School
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CMMP main activities

• Military personnel selection and training
• Mission participants selection, training,
  psychological support and follow up
• Mission participants family members psychological
  support
• Education and training of different categories
  military personnel
• Analyses and prognosis of actual psycho-social
  processes and tendencies in BAF
• Soldiers and family members counseling and
  therapy
• Participation in the development and realization
  of national and international preventive programs.

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International Military Mental Health Conference
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11 IMMH Conference

• The soldiers mental health and gender issues
• 11th IMMH Conference participants
• Military mental health professionals and civilian
  experts
• 28 from 10 NATO countries
• 1 from Partnership for Peace country
• Over 40 from Bulgaria.
• 25 officers and General Staff representatives
• Parallel workshop for commanders

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