Crisis in America Episode 5

This week the guest is CAPT Matthew Kleiman who is the Director of Psychological Health for the National Guard Bureau, as a member of the Joint Surgeon’s Office. CAPT Kleiman is responsible for designing, developing, and directing an enterprise-wide system for psychological health fitness and resilience for over 460,000 National Guard members and their families. He serves as an advisor and principal to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau on the continuum of psychological health and resilience services provided to/for Guard members and their families, and he is specifically responsible for providing oversight, implementation, execution, and quality control for Psychological Health operations across the joint services.

Additionally, CAPT Kleiman began his active duty career as an Air Force clinical social worker, where for six years he provided a broad array of direct behavioral health services to Air Force members and their families at multiple duty locations. CAPT Kleiman received his Master’s of Social Work degree from the University of Georgia, and is a licensed clinical social worker and board certified diplomat.