Relationship between Social support and mental health among female- headed households employed a military university

The family as the most important social institution has the main role in the reconstruction of societies and health guarantees. Today، many families only are under the supervision of a parent. An important part of the process of working with families، single parents، to determine the sources of social support networks available for this type of control families and households is «Mental Health». Therefore، this study reviews the relationship between social support and mental health in Women- headed household whose are employed in the Sepah. A total of 60 women heads of households employed in the Corps selected from seven provinces by purposeful sampling. perceived social support from family and friends (PSSFA & PSSFR) as a social support questionnaire - and general health questionnaire (GHQ-28) were applied. Data was analysis by Pearson statistical correlation. results showed that the relationship between social support and mental health (total score) is significance (0. 330-r = and 0. 05 p ≤). Also results indicated a significant relationship between family support and with two components depression scale (r =-0. 504) and anxiety (r =-0. 387 p ≤0. 01)، but results didn''t indicate a significant relationship with Friend Support with the total score of mental health in the sample. The more social protection of women- headed households is happened، they may have more likely better mental health. And also results showed Family Protection has the most important role in mental health of women headed of household.