Commentary Open Access
Volume 5 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.33696/mentalhealth.5.038
Measuring the Effectiveness of Navy Embedded Mental Health: Supporting Warfighting Readiness
Robert D. Lippy
- 1CAPT Robert Lippy is an active-duty Navy clinical psychologist and currently serves as the Force Psychologist for Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 2841 Rendova Rd, San Diego, CA 92155, USA
Corresponding Author
Robert D. Lippy, robert.d.lippy.mil@us.navy.mil
Received Date: March 10, 2025
Accepted Date: April 16, 2025
Lippy RD. Measuring the Effectiveness of Navy Embedded Mental Health: Supporting Warfighting Readiness. J Ment Health Disord. 2025;5(1):56-60.
Copyright: © 2025 Lippy RD. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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