U.S. Congress - H.R.26 Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act
H.R.26 - Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act
To direct the Secretary of Defense to adopt a program of professional and confidential screenings to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act as introduced.
- Official: To direct the Secretary of Defense to adopt a program of professional and confidential screenings to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans. as introduced.
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1/5/2011--Introduced.Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the increasing rate of suicide among veterans returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom is a serious problem; and (2) the Secretary of Defense should condOfficial Summary
1/5/2011--Introduced.Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that:(1) the increasing rate of suicide among veterans returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom is a serious problem; and
(2) the Secretary of Defense should conduct mandatory, face-to-face, and confidential mental health and traumatic brain injury screenings for each member of the Armed Forces (member) during the period beginning 90 days after the member completes a deployment in support of a contingency operation and ending 180 days thereafter. Directs the Secretary to carry out such screenings. Prohibits the Secretary from prohibiting a member from returning to the United States due to any screening result or determination. Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a joint protocol to share existing and future reports from confidential screenings conducted to help aid members in their transition from health care and treatment provided by the Department of Defense (DOD) to health care and treatment provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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H.R.26 Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act
dianeritchie40
March 27, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 11th Congressional district of Illinois. I am writing as your constituent in the 11th Congressional district of Illinois. I support H.R.26 - Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
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H.R.26 Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act
night3song
March 19, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 2nd Congressional district of Arizona. I support H.R.26 - Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability. I hope this bill moves soon, as it is so needed at this time.
Sincerely,
Kate Brown
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