Elements of Report on Mental Health Care Within the Department of Defense and Veterans Administration, Focus of Task Force Meeting
Posted on: Monday, 2 April 2007, 15:00 CDT
SAN ANTONIO, April 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The eighth in a series of public meetings examining key issues relating to the status of mental health care within the Department of Defense and Veterans Administration will be held in San Antonio, Texas on April 16, 2007. The meetings are being conducted by the Task Force on Mental Health, a DoD Federal Advisory Committee, which is directed by Congress to review the status of mental health care services provided to members of the Armed Forces, retirees and their families. The Task Force will make independent assessments and recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of Defense, on changes to processes, legislation and policies, ultimately affecting mental health care services to the military community. The meeting will focus on deliberation of the elements of Task Force's report to the Secretary of Defense. There will also be a session for Public Testimony on the afternoon of April 16, 2007. Details on the meeting can be found at: http://www.ha.osd.mil/dhb.
The meeting will be held at the Marriott Plaza San Antonio, 555 South Alamo, San Antonio, TX 78205.
Information on Task Force Members is available at http://www.ha.osd.mil/dhb
The 14-member Task Force on Mental Health has devoted a year to an independent, comprehensive study of mental health care delivery affecting military service members, their families and military retirees. Task Force members, appointed by the Secretary of Defense, represent experts from both the military and the private sector. The Task Force was officially established by the Fiscal year 2006 National Defense Authorization Act.
Defense Health Board
CONTACT: Severine Bennett of Defense Health Board, +1-202-374-5755
Web site: http://www.ba.osd.mil/dhb
Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire
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