Post-9/11 Veteran Suicide Prevention Counseling Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a suicide risk management and prevention and lethal means training course that is culturally appropriate and addresses the concerns of firearm owners. The VA must make such training course available to members of the public and must update the course at least every two years. Additionally, the VA must provide the most recent training course at least once every five years to each employee of the Veterans Health Administration who regularly interacts with veterans in the course of their employment.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Department of Veterans AffairsFirearms and explosivesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careMedical educationMental healthVeterans' medical care
Post-9/11 Veteran Suicide Prevention Counseling Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a suicide risk management and prevention and lethal means training course that is culturally appropriate and addresses the concerns of firearm owners. The VA must make such training course available to members of the public and must update the course at least every two years. Additionally, the VA must provide the most recent training course at least once every five years to each employee of the Veterans Health Administration who regularly interacts with veterans in the course of their employment.
Department of Veterans AffairsFirearms and explosivesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesHealth promotion and preventive careMedical educationMental healthVeterans' medical care