Better Coordination of Psychological Health, TBI Programs for Military Needed

More than 200 programs are available to help U.S. military members and their psychological health and traumatic brain injury issues, but better coordination is needed, according to a new RAND Corporation  study.  The RAND project compiled the first comprehensive catalog of programs sponsored or funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) to aid military members and their families with psychological health or traumatic brain injury issues.  The study identified 211 programs, but found no single source within the DoD or service branches that maintains a list of these programs or tracks new program development.  RAND researchers feels that the DoD needs a better assessment of how many Servicemembers and family members require services, what types of assistance they need and where they are located.  Additionally, the department needs to identify whether the programs are meeting these needs, to improve current programs and to develop new ones.  To read this article in full check out: http://www.dcoe.health.mil/NewsArticle.aspx?id=2675