Defense Center of Excellence (Army)

Abstract

The Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury is administratively managed under the United States Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) that provides guidance across DoD programs related to psychological health (PH) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) issues. DCoE focuses on education and training; clinical care; prevention; research; and Service Member, Family, and community outreach. In collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, DCoE supports the DoD’s commitment of caring for Service Members from the time they enter service and throughout the completion of their service. DCoE also seeks to mitigate the stigma that still deters some from reaching out for help for problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder and TBI. The organization has a leadership role in collaborating with a national network of external entities to include: 1. Non-profit organizations, 2. Other DoD agencies, academia, and Congress, 3. Military services and other federal agencies and, 4. Public Health Service and civil service workers, to include personnel from the Department of Veterans Affairs and individuals from all military services as well as contractor personnel assigned to DCoE. DCoE’s goals include providing the necessary resources to facilitate the care of Service Members who experience TBI and/or PH concerns and ensuring that appropriate standards of care exist and are maintained across the DoD. DCoE seeks to create, identify, and share best practices; conducting necessary pilot or demonstration projects to better inform quality standards when best practices or evidence-based recommendations are not available. Additional goals include ensuring that program standards are executed and quality is consistent for all individuals throughout the United States so that they receive the same level and quality of service regardless of service branch, component, rank, or location. DCoE is comprised of a HQs element and three component centers responsible for PH/TBI issues. These DCoE directorates and centers execute programs, provide clinical care, conduct research, and identify and share best practices and provide strategic planning for all PH and TBI throughout the DoD. Management of IMIT funds are transferred from Army to DHA effective in FY 2017.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• Source ID: 423B_0605013DHA_2_0130_PB_2017

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Readers

• Medical or Health Care Field.
• Organizational Process Management (OPM).
• Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.