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Cortez Masto Cosponsors Legislation to Improve Veterans' Access to Mental Health Services

Statement

Date: Sept. 26, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Veterans Health and Health Care

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) cosponsored bipartisan legislation, led by Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), to improve veterans' access to mental health care and prevent veteran suicide. The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act seeks to improve VA care by bolstering the VA's mental health workforce and increasing rural or hard-to-reach veterans' access to VA care, while making sure veterans have access to alternative and local treatment options like animal therapy, outdoor sports and activities, yoga, and acupuncture.

"We owe our nation's servicemembers a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid. We should be providing them with quality, comprehensive mental health services when they return home. This bipartisan legislation would ensure we're honoring our commitment to our veterans and giving them the tools and support they need to recover from the invisible wounds of war."


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