Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act
- Last Action
- 4/29/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-29Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2019-03-29Introduced in House
- 2019-03-29Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-29 (00)
Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a two-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of nonprofit post-traumatic growth programs to determine (1) the outcomes of such programs in contrast to traditional models of mental health care, (2) the possible integration of such nonprofit programs into VA mental health care programs, and (3) the budgetary impact of such integration. Post-traumatic growth is the positive psychological change that can result from struggling with traumatic events.
The bill makes veterans who are not at immediate risk of attempting suicide and not participating in traditional mental health treatment eligible for such program.
Cosponsors (20)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Steve Watkins (R-KS)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Katie Hill (D-CA)
- Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Steve Stivers (R-OH)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Vicky Hartzler (R-MO)
- Conor Lamb (D-PA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Mike Kelly (R-PA)
- Max Rose (D-NY)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Cathy Rodgers (R-WA)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Neurological disorders
- Rural conditions and development
- Veterans' medical care
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