Defense Centers Traumatic Brain Injury

Outreach and Prevention Staff Focus Guide: Building Bridges: Supporting the Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Needs of Military and Vete Defense Centers Traumatic Brain Injury

Publisher Marketing: This Guide, "Outreach and Prevention Staff Focus Guide," is designed to assist all those involved in outreach and prevention efforts with their work in promoting healthy military and veteran families. The guide pulls together relevant resources and organizes them into what we hope is a user-friendly format for quick reference. "Building Bridges" is a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary collaborative group whose purpose is to support the PH and TBI needs of military and veteran families by: Building community partnerships and networks (e.g. meetings, LISTSERVS, VTCs; Enhancing community capacity (especially in National Guard and Reserve communities); Developing tools and resources designed to support families.(e.g. focus guides, toolkits, information sheets). "Building Bridges" is facilitated by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE), but all group members are actively engaged and are essential to making these projects a success. Members include representatives from: DoD Agencies, Services, Reserve and National Guard; Departments of Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, and other federal Partners; Non-profit organizations and veterans groups; Academic institutions; Family members.