Tag: suicide
Gus Bilirakis: Veterans’ Culturally Competent Care Act Will Help Reduce Veteran Suicides
Bilirakis is the main co-sponsor of U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester’s, D-Del., “Veterans’ Culturally Competent Care Act" which “will require that veterans receive culturally competent, evidence-based mental health treatment from private providers, as is already required of VA mental health providers.”
Gus Bilirakis, Scott Peters Get School Suicide Prevention Bill Through the House
The proposal is to “encourage schools to implement evidence-based suicide prevention training for students in grades 6 through 12.”
Gus Bilirakis, Scott Peters Bring Back School Suicide Prevention Bill
Peters first introduced the bill in June and the U.S. House passed the measure on a voice vote in September. However, the U.S. Senate did not clear the companion bill championed by then U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Col.
Ron DeSantis: Time to Help Floridians With Mental Health Issues Rising From Coronavirus Pandemic
This week, DeSantis assembled government leaders, health care providers and the private sector in an effort to showcase the kind of help that is needed.
Rick Scott Backs Effort to Expand Suicide-Prevention, Mental Health Services for Law Enforcement
Scott announced this week he was backing U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s, R-Mo., “Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act.”
