MIND Our Veterans Act of 2025

This bill, titled the Medical Integrity in Necessary Diagnostics for Our Veterans Act of 2025, seeks to enhance mental health support for service members transitioning out of the military. It expresses a Sense of Congress that effective mental health screening, including validated tools and substance use screening, is crucial before separation. The legislation specifically directs the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee to ensure that existing mental health screens for post-traumatic stress disorder , alcohol use , and violence risk within separation health assessments are modified to be validated tools . Furthermore, the Joint Executive Committee is tasked with incorporating screening for substance use as a mental health screen and assessing its inclusion in the separation health assessment, submitting a report on this decision to Congress within 120 days. The bill also mandates that the Secretary of Defense, under the guidance of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, fully implement the separation health assessment within 120 days of the Act's enactment. These provisions aim to provide comprehensive and effective mental health evaluations for service members as they transition to civilian life.