Geographic transitions are an integral part of military life. They afford an opportunity for growth and reward. Yet they can complicate difficult health care issues by breaking continuity between providers. When transitions include deployment or return to civilian life, it’s important to ensure our nation’s warriors have the right support systems in place. For guardsmen and reservists who are receiving treatment for psychological health concerns, the inTransition program offers coaching support as they move between health care systems or providers. “For some individuals, behavioral health care may be a life-long process, following them from their Department of Defense service through transition to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),” says Capt. Paul S. Hammer, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Director. “Psychological health and well-being are key components of a healthy, fit force. For this reason, the Military Health System is committed to providing continuous care to service members, veterans and their families – anytime, anywhere.”

How Does inTransition Provide Coaching and Support?
inTransition Transitional Support Coaches (TSCs) are specially trained volunteers that support warriors who are concerned about continuity of their mental health treatment during relocation or return to civilian life. TSCs have access to numerous community resources to provide location specific information and support individuals as they move between health care systems or providers throughout the transition period.

How Does inTransition Provide Coaching and Support?
inTransition Transitional Support Coaches (TSCs) are specially trained volunteers that support warriors who are concerned about continuity of their mental health treatment during relocation or return to civilian life. TSCs have access to numerous community resources to provide location specific information and support individuals as they move between health care systems or providers throughout the transition period.

Who Is Eligible to Use inTransition?

• Service members who recently received or are receiving behavioral health care and are scheduled for a permanent change of station or an extended temporary duty station.

• Wounded, ill and injured service members who recently received or are receiving behavioral health care and are returning to their home station after rehabilitative care at a military treatment facility, warrior transition unit or VA facility.

• Service members who recently received or are receiving behavioral health care and are separating from active duty or otherwise are transitioning to the VA or TRICARE network.

• Reserve Component members being activated who recently received or are receiving behavioral health care and must transition VA care to a military treatment facility or to the TRICARE network.

• Service members making transitions from one location to another, including a deployed setting, who have been receiving behavioral health care but do not fall into one of the categories above. Reaching out is a sign of strength – and there are two easy ways to do so:

Ask your current health care provider or call 800-424-7877 (toll-free CONUS) or 800-424-4685 (toll-free OCONUS). You can also visit www.health.mil/InTransition.