Adaptation and Evaluation of the Honest, Open, Proud Program for Soldiers with Mental Illness

Three lessons, one for each two-hour session plus one booster session 1. Considering the pros and cons of disclosure: Discussion of one's idea of identity and mental illness, weighing the costs and benefits of (non-) disclosure 2. Different ways to disclose: Discussion of different levels of (non-) disclosure, considering costs and benefits of each level, selecting persons to disclose to and how to test them out, anticipating responses of others to one's disclosure 3. Telling one's story: Practice how to tell one's story, identifying peers who might be helpful with the coming out process 4. Booster session Reviewing previous intentions to disclose one's mental illness, discussion whether one disclosed and evaluating this experience