About The Consortium for Defense Psychology

The mission of the Consortium for Defense Psychology (CDP) is to lead the development of a community of culturally mindful and clinically competent providers through the delivery of high-quality training and education, the convening of experts, and the dissemination of research-based treatment and the latest topics in military behavioral health.

CDP will be the central hub for the MHS in the development and implementation of training and education to clinicians in order to ensure that all service members, veterans, and their families receive quality behavioral healthcare that meets their unique needs.

In 2006, CDP embarked on the crucial undertaking of training behavioral health professionals in military culture and deployment-related behavioral health to help them better serve our nation's service members, veterans, and their families. As the needs of our military personnel have changed, our organization has evolved to meet those needs. By offering ongoing education for health care professionals, collaborating with other organizations, and leading the effort to understand military behavioral health, we aim to ensure that service members, veterans, and families receive the care they need.

Since our establishment, CDP has trained over 105,000 providers on topics including military culture, evidence-based psychotherapies, and clinical issues such as depression among service members and veterans. CDP has created extensive educational opportunities that are specifically designed to build skills and understanding among behavioral health professionals to allow them to improve the quality of care.

We are here to answer any questions you may have about CDP, our training events or website.

For non-urgent and general inquiries, please complete the form here. 

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For support of existing training or specific, urgent issues, please email us.

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To request an interview with one of our Center for Deployment Psychology experts on a wide range of subjects, including PTSD, deployment, reintegration, depression, military families, and more, please contact the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Public Affairs office via Sharon (Willis) Holland at sharon.holland@usuhs.edu.

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