1. UNCLASSIFIED NGB Joint Psychological Health Update Building a Reserve Component PH partnership –Aligned for DoD PH Council Research: RAND Brief, NG and RC PH “Foundation for Future” State Visits by TAG invitation –HHS/SAMHSA + Regional Administrator (discretionary grant $$ to states) O/C with State MH Commissioner(s) Develop a comprehensive “placemat” for CNGB, DARNG, DANG (includes NGB J1 programs) 1

2. UNCLASSIFIED NOV 2009: CNGB signed MOU with HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) –Regular communication, coordination and information exchange with SAMHSA leaders to support National Guard equities SAMHSA awards approximately $3B in mental health, substance abuse, and jail diversion grants to states. –Outreach Goal: Better coordination for Guard Member access to mental health services and substance abuse treatment through existing SAMHSA grants to states. “Citizen-Soldiers/Citizen Airmen” –SAMHSA grant recipients must adhere to federal quality assurance measures and provide utilization data reports Aligns with Executive Order #13625, “Improving Access to Mental Health Services…”, DoD Interagency Task Force Recommendations (DoD/HHS and VA) and Cross-Agency Priority Goals With TAG concurrence/invitation, 2 day visits as requested by state: –External- State Mental Health Commissioner(s), and State Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner(s) to promote Guard equities; visits include State Guard POC/SME. –Internal- State ARNG/ANG POCs with psych health counselors to review internal service delivery, build state-wide processes, data capture for TAG mental health status of the Force. –STAR Behavioral Health Provider Networks: IN, CA, MI, GA, SC, OH, and NY –Out-brief to TAG 2 NGB Psychological Health Outreach

3. UNCLASSIFIED 1.3M live 30 minutes or more From a Behavioral Health Care Facility SOURCE: RAND RR578/1-1 each dot=25 people 35,599 Active component 256,831 National Guard and Reserve 1,098,839 Dependents Foundation for Future of NG PH

4. UNCLASSIFIED NG PH Solutions Driven by Information

5. UNCLASSIFIED 5 NGB Joint Psychological Health Team RADM Joan Hunter Assistant Surgeon General, USPHS NGB, JSG, Psychological Health 571-256-7285 joan.f.hunter.mil@mail.mil LTC Laura A. Wheeler, ACSW, LCSW Chief, Behavioral Health, ARNG ARNG-CSG, Clinical Ops 703-607-9535 laura.a.wheeler.mil@mail.mil Lt Col Darrick Cunningham, LCSW-C Chief, Behavioral Health Branch, ANG Office of the Air Surgeon 240-612-9526 darrick.cunningham@ang.af.mil MAJ Ruffin (Chip) Brown, III Deputy to the Assistant Surgeon NGB, JSG, Psychological Health 571-480-2615 ruffin.brown.mil@mail.mil