DOD INSTRUCTION 6400.11
D
OD INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION POLICY FOR
PREVENTION WORKFORCE AND LEADERS
Originating Component: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Effective: December 20, 2022
Change 2 Effective: July 30, 2025
Releasability: Cleared for public release. Available on the Directives Division Website
at https://www.esd.whs.mil/DD/.
Approved by: Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness
Change 2 Approved by: Merlynn Carson, Performing the Duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 and pursuant to DoD Instruction
(DoDI) 6400.09, DoD Prevention Plan of Action 2.0 (PPoA 2.0), and the March 30, 2022 and
September 22, 2021 Secretary of Defense Memorandums, this issuance:
• Establishes and implements policy, assigns responsibilities, prescribes procedures, and identifies
requirements for addressing primary prevention of harmful behaviors, as defined in the Glossary, in
military communities.
• Establishes roles, requirements, and training and education standards for full-time and part-time
Integrated Primary Prevention (IPP) personnel.
• Establishes learning objectives for leaders to oversee and support prevention activities.
• Provides assessment and evaluation requirements for IPP oversight.
