DODD 6490.09 CH-01

Abstract

<u>PURPOSE</u>. This Instruction: <br>a. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures to ensure visible leadership and advocacy for the psychological health and mental health disease and injury protection of the Military Service members in accordance with the authority in Reference (a) and the guidance in Reference (b) and section 5.4 of Reference (c). <br>b. Designates specific roles for psychological health advocacy at the installation, Military Departments, and DoD level to provide consultation to operational leadership and facilitate coordination of clinical, counseling, and other services promoting the psychological health of Service members and their families. <br>c. Designates reporting structures within the DoD to inform enterprise-wide strategic planning and monitoring of psychological health. <br>d. Outlines a uniform psychological health leadership structure for the Reserve Component (RC) that parallels the Active Component (AC) structure, to ensure that the psychological health needs of Reservists and National Guard (NG) members and their fam <br><u>APPLICABILITY</u>. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General (IG) of the DoD, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").