Revolutionizing Mental Health Care Delivery in the United States Air Force By Shifting the Access Point to Primary Care

Abstract

Mental health care demand continues to rise in the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) and there are not enough mental health personnel to meet the needs of the population. While the U.S. Air Force (USAF) is shrinking in size and budget, no additional funding is being allocated to procure more mental health personnel. A one year pilot study was launched in FY15 at three USAF military treatment facilities to study the effects of shifting the access point for mental health care from the mental health clinic to the primary care behavioral health clinic (known in the USAF as BHOP) and reallocating mental health clinic personnel to BHOP in order to support the increased demand.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 02, 2016
Accession Number
AD1031335

Entities

People

  • Matthew K. Nielsen

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Attrition
  • Database Management Systems
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Department Of Defense
  • Depression
  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Disorders
  • Military Medicine
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Reliability
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

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