Bill allows for increased access of mental health services to veterans and soldiers
SB 785 passed this week in the Senate. The S.785 - Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 bill includes programs for post-traumatic growth, access to alternative therapies, as well as a grant of up $750K going to state and local organizations that provide suicide prevention services to veterans and their families. The bill passed during the month of September, which also happens to be National Suicide Awareness Month.
Executive Director of Mission Roll Call, Garrett Cathcart, said, “We have seen too many of my fellow veterans die by suicide for far too long. More and more money given to the VA didn’t seem to stop the rising veterans suicide rate in America. I’m hopeful that the passage of this legislation today exponentially increases mental health services to veterans all across this great country. It’s time to serve those who served us.”