1、 Department of Defense INSTRUCTION NUMBER 6490.09 February 27,2012 Incorporating Change 2,April 25,2017 USD(P&R)SUBJECT:DoD Directors of Psychological Health References:(a)DoD Directive 5124.02,“Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness(USD(P&R),”June 23,2008 (b)DoD Instruction 1010.10,
2、Health Promotion and Disease Prevention,”April 28,2014 (c)Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health,“An Achievable Vision:Report of the Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health,”July 2007 (d)Psychological Health and Readiness Council Charter,December 22,2016 1.PURPOSE.This Instructi
3、on:a.Establishes policy,assigns responsibilities,and prescribes procedures to ensure visible leadership and advocacy for the psychological health and mental health disease and injury protection of the Military Service members in accordance with the authority in Reference(a)and the guidance in Refere
4、nce(b)and section 5.4 of Reference(c).b.Designates specific roles for psychological health advocacy at the installation,Military Departments,and DoD level to provide consultation to operational leadership and facilitate coordination of clinical,counseling,and other services promoting the psychologic