Table 1.

Typology of Program Activities: Prevention, Identification, and Care for Psychological Health Problems and Traumatic Brain Injury

Area	Theme	Activities
Preventing problems	Reducing the incidence of psychological health problems and TBI	Improving resilience and the ability to handle stress among members of the military community Promoting readiness, increasing combat and operational stress control, and preparing for the psychological health consequences of combat
	Employing public health approaches	Preventing incidents of domestic violence Preventing incidents of sexual assault Reducing the risk of substance abuse Preventing suicide
Identifying individuals in need and connecting them to care	Providing information, connecting individuals to care, and encouraging help-seeking	Operating a telephone hotline that provides immediate access to counselors and other resources Serving as an information hub that provides referrals to care Reducing barriers associated with seeking help for mental health conditions or TBI and/or providing education regarding specific conditions
	Identifying individuals with mental health concerns or TBI	Conducting routine screening for mental health problems or TBI in the absence of reported symptoms Increasing the capacity for early identification of mental health problems outside the health care system, with the goal of referring individuals to care when needed
Caring for servicemembers and families in need	Providing or improving clinical services	Providing comprehensive care for severe or persistent problems among wounded, ill, and injured servicemembers Improving transitions between care settings and providers, improving coordination and continuity of care, or providing case management Providing clinical services for mental health concerns, TBI, or other clinical concerns
	Offering mental health services in nontraditional locations to expand access to care	Embedding mental health providers in primary care or other non–behavioral health clinical settings or other initiatives to improve treatment for mental health conditions in primary care settings Embedding mental health providers within military units
	Nonclinical activities that provide support	Training servicemembers to provide peer-to-peer support for improving psychological health Offering complementary and alternative treatment services to help address the consequences of mental health concerns and TBI Providing spiritual support
	Responding to incidents of concern	Responding to incidents of domestic violence Responding to incidents of sexual assault Responding to substance abuse problems Engaging in post-suicide response