American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act
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American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide mental health and suicide prevention outreach to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans.
Specifically, the bill requires that each VA medical center have a full-time minority veteran coordinator. The coordinator must receive training in the delivery of culturally appropriate mental health and suicide prevention services to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans.
Further, the suicide prevention coordinator and minority veteran coordinator of each VA medical center must develop and disseminate a written plan for conducting mental health and suicide prevention outreach to all tribes and urban Indian health organizations within the area of the medical center.
What just happenedJul 28, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 8, 2021
- Jul 28, 2021Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jul 28, 2021Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jul 28, 2021Committee
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Mar 22, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 8, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Feb 8, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House