DHCC
Overview
The Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC) is the psychological health component of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE). DCoE and its three centers, DHCC, the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), and the National Center for Telehealth & Technology (T2) are responsible for informing, integrating and evaluating psychological health and traumatic brain injury practices and policies across the services.
Mission
DHCC's mission is to improve the lives of our nation's service members, veterans and families by advancing excellence in psychological health care and prevention of psychological health disorders.
Vision
DHCC’s vision is to be the trusted source and partner in shaping meaningful improvements in psychological health care and prevention of psychological health disorders.
Impact
DHCC is uniquely positioned to collaborate across the Defense Department, Department of Veterans Affairs and other agencies to provide leadership and expertise, inform policy and drive improvements in psychological health outcomes.
Major areas of focus:
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Develop and implement evidence-based treatments and clinical support tools to improve psychological health specialty care
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Promote a culture of support for psychological health by improving psychological health literacy, developing patient empowerment tools, encouraging help-seeking behavior and reducing barriers to care
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Conduct an integrated portfolio of research to improve the psychological health system of care
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Integrate behavioral health into primary care to improve early identification and treatment of psychological health concerns
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Provide program monitoring and evaluation services, and develop metrics and measures to inform performance, outcomes and health care utilization