Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) in the Department of Defense (DOD) aims to better address mental/physical health of service members, family members, and retirees by increasing access to behavioral health services, identifying mental health problems early, reducing stigma associated with seeking mental health treatment/support and reducing costs ...

The National Capital Region (NCR) Market developed this digital toolkit to communicate with active duty service members and eligible beneficiaries about the availability of the NCR Patient Guidebook. The NCR Market Patient Guidebook will assist with navigating the NCR Market integrated network of care. The toolkit provides information and resources to ...

Being a TRICARE provider means that you're treating America's heroes – the people making sacrifices to keep America strong and safe. On behalf of the Department of Defense, the men and women of our Armed Forces and their families, as well as our retired families, we want to thank you for your desire to become a TRICARE provider. Becoming a TRICARE ...

Military hospitals and clinics are the core of the Military Health System. They are located on military installations around the world. Military hospitals and clinics are also referred to as direct care, military treatment facilities or MTFs.

The Department of Defense (DOD) recognizes that global health and security are linked, and our global health engagement (GHE) efforts address the intersection of these concerns. In addition to ensuring force health protection and medical readiness, DOD GHE efforts also address other DOD and U.S. government (USG) priorities. These include enhancing ...

The Department of Defense, Military Services, and collaborating organizations mark Warrior Care Month in November by highlighting the strength and resilience – physically, mentally, and spiritually – of our wounded, ill, and injured service members and their families and caregivers. This toolkit contains key messages for communicators along with ...

The Component Acquisition Executive (CAE) is responsible for oversight and approval of all acquisition matters for the Defense Health Agency, including both those acquisition matters performed under purview of the Agency's Program Executive Officers as well as those acquisition matters undertaken within the Agency's directorates and offices, except ...

This page describes the fiscal year 2021 Clinical Improvement Priorities for MTF Providers and will be updated as priorities change.

Links to individual sites using Clinical Skills.

The Military Health System has many resources available to help any service member, families, or veteran beneficiaries who are struggling with mental health challenges. This toolkit offers materials for communicators to educate their audiences about the resources available to Military Health System beneficiaries.

Food and Water Risk Assessments are conducted when there are no, or insufficient, DOD approved food sources available to support short-term events and exercises outside the continental United States.

Some behavioral health providers may have questions about which treatments for sexual assault victims are the most strongly recommended by the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guidelines, whereas others may want to know about the availability of treatment resources. The resources below are focused on the treatment of PTSD, but some survivors also report ...

What is First Episode Psychosis? First Episode Psychosis is a condition in which thoughts, feelings, and behaviors do not necessarily reflect reality.

Practice What You Preach: Defend Your Own Mental Health By Kimmy Giacalone, MPH. If there’s any piece of advice my parents offered me that actually stuck, it is this—practice what you preach. The concept is simple at its core—act in accordance with how you expect or advise others to act. If you expect your coworkers to be punctual, you should be on ...

The Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE) is a data mart within Department of Health and Human Services’ Executive Information/Decision Support (EI/DS) family of systems that uses outpatient information to monitor trends and increases in activity that may represent a disease outbreak, CBRN ...