NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense
No. 749-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 15, 2007
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DoD Receives Mental Health Task Force Results
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates received the Department of Defense Task Force
on Mental Health results and forwarded them to the Congress on June 14.The
department will have six months to develop and implement a corrective action
plan.
"This report points to significant shortfalls in achieving goals and taking
care of our service members and their families," said Dr. S. Ward Casscells,
assistant secretary of defense for health affairs. "We will continue to address
the need for mental health care in order to reinforce our commitment to
providing the best care in the world to our servi ce members and their families
who deserve no less."
Significant findings include:
Mental health care stigma remains pervasive and is a significant barrier to
care.
Mental health professionals are not sufficiently accessible to service
members and their families.
There are significant gaps in the continuum of care for psychological
health.
The military system does not have enough resources, funding or personnel to
adequately support the psychological health of service members and their
families in peace and during conflict.
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