R 191828Z MAR 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 129/14
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/DEVELOPMENT OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) FOR INSTALLATIONS TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH SERVICES//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/DON LTR 7220 SER 13UM90013/YMD:20131105//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DODI 6409.08/YMD:20110817//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/CMC-WASHINGTON MF/YMD:20110411//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/CMC-WASHINGTON MF/YMD:20120326//
NARR/REF A IS DEPARTMENT OF NAVY LETTER MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES.  REF B IS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION 6409.08 COMMAND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS TO DISPEL STIGMA IN PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO SERVICE MEMBERS.  REF C IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 5300.17 MARINE CORPS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM.  REF D IS MARINE CORPS ORDER 1754.11 MARINE CORPS FAMILY ADVOCACY AND GENERAL COUNSELING PROGRAM.//
POC/LISA MCKENNA/CIV/UNIT:MFC/-/TEL:703-784-9090//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO MARINE CORPS INSTALLATIONS TO ENCOURAGE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LOCAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.  DELINEATION OF THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LOCAL MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITY (MTF), MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES (MCCS), MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS (MFP), BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH), TO PROVIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARINES, ATTACHED SAILORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS THE CARE CONTINUUM.
2.  PER REFERENCE (A) THROUGH (D), THE MOU WILL ESTABLISH CLEAR LINES OF COMMUNICATION, ALLOWING A COMPREHENSIVE COORDINATED SYSTEM OF CARE THAT IS TRANSPARENT TO ALL.  THE MOU WILL APPLY TO THE CARE PROVIDED AT THE SPECIFIC MARINE CORPS INSTALLATION.
3.  A MOU TEMPLATE IS POSTED ON THE HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS (HQMC), MF SHAREPOINT (SP) SITE.  THE TEMPLATE IS LOCATED AT HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)EHQMC.USMC.MIL/SITES/FAMILY/MFC/DEFAULT.ASPX.
4.  SPECIFIC POLICY FOR AN INSTALLATION LEVEL MOU DEFINING THE FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL BE UPDATED IN FUTURE MARINE CORPS ORDERS, AS APPLICABLE.
5.  INSTALLATIONS REQUIRING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SHOULD CONTACT THE POC, L. MCKENNA.
6.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO ACTIVE DUTY MARINES, ATTACHED SAILORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. A. C. SANBORN, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//