What is a Mental Health Evaluation (MHE)?
Generally, an MHE is a clinical assessment of a service member for a mental, physical, or personality disorder to determine the member’s clinical mental health status and/or fitness and/or suitability for Service. This definition does not apply to voluntary self-referrals; diagnostic referrals requested by non-mental health care providers not part of the service member’s chain of command as a matter of independent clinical judgment and when the service member consents to the evaluation; responsibility and competency inquiries conducted under the Rule of Court Martial of the Manual for Courts-Martial; interviews conducted under the Family Advocacy Program; interviews conducted under drug or alcohol abuse rehabilitation programs; and evaluations expressly required by the Navy for special duties or occupational classifications.
