DCoE Center Focus: The National Center for Telehealth and Technology

April 24, 2009

The National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), a component center of DCoE, researches, develops, evaluates and deploys new and existing technologies for psychological health (PH) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

T2 meets this mission by serving as the principal Department of Defense coordinator in such areas as innovative technology applications, suicide surveillance and prevention, online behavioral health tools and telepsychological health.

T2 is dedicated to using the latest technology to provide innovative PH and TBI treatment for warriors, veterans and their families.

The center’s research and outreach programs support the following initiatives: creating virtual reality mental health applications; overseeing suicide surveillance/ automation programs across the Department of Defense; providing an integrated Web presence; developing comprehensive screening programs for service members before, during and after deployments; developing automated tools and outcome measures for collecting and standardizing psychological health information; and providing telehealth and Web-based treatment for PH/TBI, including video teleconferences, afterdeployment.org and interactive media.

Two technology projects that are a critical part of T2’s mission are the Automated Behavioral Health Clinic and the Department of Defense Suicide Event Report. The automated clinic offers a standardized, automated check-in process for mental health clinics that treat service members or veterans. The suicide event report provides suicide surveillance for all branches of the military.

To learn more about T2, its programs and research, please visit http://www. t2health.org/index.html.