An Army task force studying the Army’s approach to behavioral diagnosis and evaluations in support of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System has found a need to better synchronize, track and oversee IDES actions across multiple agencies and recommends designating the Army as "lead agent," DoD has announced.
It said the Army Task Force Behavioral Health’s seven month review represents one of the most comprehensive efforts to date to improve behavioral health care across the Army, recommending improved systems and organizations, and better training, education and support for leaders, soldiers and clinicians.
Army leadership reviewed and analyzed the findings and directed implementation of key measures to make lasting change both to Army IDES and behavioral health programs, according to DoD.
It said the Army would assign behavioral health experts at the command and installation levels to provide better consultation, guidance, coordination and recommendations to improve behavioral health care, and that the Army also would provide soldiers and families additional education and assistance to connect with supportive services as they undergo the IDES process and transition from the Army.
