To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to improve the treatment of members of the Armed Forces for post-traumatic stress disorder relating to military sexual trauma.
United States115th CongressHR-5707House of Representatives
Updated: May 9, 2018
Summary
Sexual Trauma Response and Treatment Act or the START Act This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using intensive outpatient programs to treat members of the Armed Forces suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from military sexual trauma, including treatment for substance abuse, depression, and other issues related to such conditions.
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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