Targeted Care at Munson Army Heath Center

We're pleased to announce that we've been selected as a participating site for the Defense Health Agency's new Targeted Care Pilot Program. Targeted Care matches individuals seeking care with the right support. Targeted Care allows providers to more efficiently use existing mental health resources to meet current demands. With Targeted Care, you will be connected to the most appropriate resource to support your needs. It will allow you to have the most effective course of care.
 
Examples of support include making an appointment with a Specialty Mental Health Care Provider or a Primary Care Mental Health Consultant. This support can also include connecting you to non-medical support such as Military and Family Life Counselors, chaplains, Military OneSource, etc.
 
Individuals who are vectored into Specialty Mental Health care may attend group therapy sessions to meet their needs. Individual therapy within Mental Health is also an option.

How it Works

• Increase access to care

• Reduce wait times, and

Increase readiness by offering you the best resource to match your needs.

Services Offered

Munson Army Health Center offers the following Targeted Care services:

• Triage/ Vectoring Assessment to determine best avenue of care (MH or Non-MH).
• Scheduled Intakes for service members in need of Mental Health care, prioritized by risk of harm.
• Group Therapy – primary mode of treatment.
• Evidence-based therapies for anxiety, depression, and PTSD (time-limited, outcome-based).
• Short Term Solution Focused Therapy.
• Psychiatry medical management as needed.

  DHA Targeted Care Pilot
The DHA Targeted Care Pilot includes 10 Pilot sites, deploying Targeted Care at their Mental Health Clinics by the end of April 2023. The Pilot ends in October 2023. When the Pilot concludes, initial results will be analyzed and used to refine the program. At that time, DHA will also decide if the program is ready to be rolled out to all MTFs.
Pilot Sites:

• Fort Carson, Colorado (Evans Army Community Hospital)
• Fort Wainwright, Alaska (Bassett Army Community Hospital)
• Groton, Connecticut (Naval Branch Health Clinic)
• Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri (General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital)
• Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (Munson Army Health Center)
• Hawaii (Tripler Army Medical Center)
• Jacksonville, Florida (Naval Hospital)
• Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (Naval Medical Center)
• Wiesbaden, Germany (Army Health Clinic)
• Fort Polk, Louisiana (Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital)

FAQs 

What is Targeted Care?
Targeted Care matches individuals seeking care to the appropriate support. Examples of support include making an appointment with a Specialty Mental Health care provider or a Primary Care Mental Health Consultant, or connecting them to non-medical support such as Military and Family Life Counselors, Chaplains, Military OneSource, etc.
 
Individuals who are vectored into Specialty Mental Health care may attend group therapy sessions to meet their needs. Individual therapy within Mental Health is also an option.
 
What is Vectoring?
Vectoring is a preliminary evaluation to match an individual’s needs with the right resource. Individuals can call or visit a Specialty Mental Health Clinic and a technician will begin the Vectoring process.

What is the purpose of Targeted Care?
Targeted Care allows providers to more efficiently use existing mental health resources to meet current demands. With Targeted Care, you will be connected to the most appropriate resource to support your needs. It will allow you to have the most effective course of care.
 
What is the benefit of Targeted Care over the current process?
Targeted Care helps coordinate all installation resources. This increases access to care, reduces the time spent waiting for initial and follow-up mental health appointments, and increases readiness.
 
What is the goal of the Targeted Care Pilot?
The goal of the Targeted Care Pilot is to:

• increase access to care
• reduce wait times, and
• Increase readiness by offering you the best resource to match your needs.

 What is the Continuum of Care?
The Continuum of Care is a scale that matches a beneficiary’s stress/distress level with the appropriate resources and care for them. The Continuum identifies distress level in individuals and matches them to the appropriate resource for the individual’s needs.

What is the DHA Targeted Care Pilot?
The DHA Targeted Care Pilot will include 10 Pilot sites that will deploy Targeted Care within their Mental Health Clinics by the end of April 2023.

When does the Pilot end?
The Pilot ends October 2023.

What happens after the Pilot ends?
When the Pilot concludes after six months, initial results will be analyzed and used to refine the program. At that time DHA will also decide if the program is ready to be rolled out to all MTFs.

What makes the Targeted Care process different from the current process?
The current process primarily focuses on Specialty Mental Health as the resource to handle ALL mental health needs, including those that can be addressed through prevention and other non-clinical resources. Targeted Care synchronizes and expands the number of resources available (clinical and non-clinical) to address an individual’s needs. It better aligns the resource to the individual need and optimally utilizes resources to address various levels of distress across a continuum of care.

What changes can I expect as a beneficiary who uses an MTF participating in the Targeted Care Pilot?
When contacting the Mental Health Clinic, beneficiaries will work with a technician who will listen to their concerns and match them to the best resource to meet their care needs. Providers will be working closely with the technicians to ensure that the individual gets to the right resource. If the Clinic is deemed to be the best place to meet their needs, they will be scheduled with an intake appt.

What changes should I expect at the Mental Health Clinic if I don’t use one of the MTFs participating in the Pilot?
You should expect no changes to the current process at your MTF clinic.

What kind of professionals will be working with me to get me the appropriate care?
Mental Health Clinics participating in the Pilot will be staffed by Licensed Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Licensed Professional Counselors

What mental health services can I get within my Primary Care Setting?

• Primary Care Mental Health Consultants (MHCs) are licensed psychologists, social workers, or professional counselors available in many primary care clinics to address mental health concerns.
• MHCs treat mental health conditions by providing skills that you can practice at home to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. 

Do I need a referral to be seen by a Mental Health Consultant (MHC)?
No. You do not need a referral to be seen by a MHC.
 
How can I make an appointment with a Mental Health Consultant (MHC)?
Contact your Primary Care clinic to make an appt with your Mental Health Consultant.

What if I just want to be seen by a specialty care provider, not another resource?
No one will be turned away or denied specialty care that wants it. You will be able to schedule an appointment with the next available specialty care provider.