Strengthening the mission through collaboration to support the military community.

Partnering for impact

The Consortium for Defense Psychology (CDP) provides world-class expertise in Research and Training & Education. We invite those interested in professionally collaborating to join us in advancing high quality, evidence-based care for the military community. 

Research & Innovation

Driving innovation through high-impact implementation science and clinical research. 

• Managing a robust, diverse research portfolio. 

• Leading military-related suicide, sleep, PTSD, and TBI studies. 
• Experts in EBP dissemination and implementation studies. 

Training & Education

Gold-standard EBP training for clinical providers.

• Awarded 99,000+ CE credits since 2024.
• Partners on the Provider Readiness Designation (TPRD)
• Intensive training in PE, CPT, CBT-I, and CBT-Suicide Prevention.

Ready to collaborate? Email us at Christopher.adams.ctr@usuhs.edu to start your request. 

Note: To ensure we provide the highest level of expertise to our collaborators, all inquiries are reviewed for alignment with current mission priorities and staff capacity. While we may not be able to accept every partnership proposal, a member of our team will contact you regarding the status of your request. 

The mission of the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) is to lead the development of a community of military-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.

If you are a behavioral health care professional or student or represent an organization in the field and you serve the military community, CDP has resources to support your work. To learn more about CDP offerings, click here.