Reach Every Veteran in Crisis Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish measurable targets to evaluate the effectiveness of the VA's mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns. The VA must also establish a process to oversee such outreach campaigns that includes a delineation of the roles of officials in leadership and contract oversight positions within the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Veterans Health Administration. Finally, the VA must ensure that each contract entered into for the development of such outreach campaigns includes a requirement that the contractor track and report on the established metrics.
Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMental healthPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurementTelevision and filmVeterans' medical care
Reach Every Veteran in Crisis Act
USA116th CongressS-606| Senate
| Updated: 2/28/2019
Reach Every Veteran in Crisis Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish measurable targets to evaluate the effectiveness of the VA's mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns. The VA must also establish a process to oversee such outreach campaigns that includes a delineation of the roles of officials in leadership and contract oversight positions within the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Veterans Health Administration. Finally, the VA must ensure that each contract entered into for the development of such outreach campaigns includes a requirement that the contractor track and report on the established metrics.
Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMental healthPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurementTelevision and filmVeterans' medical care