3.0.0 1196 2023-01-11T19:41:09Z 2023-01-11T19:41:09Z Senate S S 2007-04-24 110 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-04-24T20:55:06Z Mental Health Care for Our Wounded Warriors Act 110 2612 HR 2007-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2007-05-04 Senate Star Print ordered on S.1196. Floor 2007-04-24 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2007-04-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-04-24 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-05-03 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-05-03 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-05-03 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2007-05-03 False D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2007-08-03 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedure Brain Congress Congress and military policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Department of Defense Drug abuse Drug abuse treatment Education Employee training Executive reorganization Families Family services Government Operations and Politics Head injuries Health Health planning Higher education Iraq compilation Law Legislation Medical education Medical personnel Medical research Mental depression Mental health Mental health services Military dependents Military medicine Military pay Minorities Minority health Neurology Post-traumatic stress disorder Preventive medicine Psychologists Psychology Recruiting of employees Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Veterans' medical care War casualties Women Women soldiers Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-04-24 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-31T18:58:10Z Mental Health Care for Our Wounded Warriors Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) members of the Armed Forces (members) deserve the best possible treatment for mental and physical illnesses and injuries sustained while in military service; (2) members should have access to mental health providers; (3) mental health disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) should be treated with an urgency similar to physical ailments incurred by members; (4) there is a need to recruit, train, and retain more mental health care professionals to diagnose and treat members; and (5) there is a continued need for research, new treatments, and best practices for treating PTSD, as well as a long-term strategy for recruiting, training, and retaining the mental health workforce of the Department of Defense (DOD).

Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish at least two centers of excellence in military mental health for, among other things, the development and implementation of DOD strategy for the prevention, identification, and treatment of combat-related mental health conditions, with an emphasis on PTSD and traumatic brain injury.

Requires a report from the Secretary to the congressional defense committees on appropriate actions to address current personnel shortages in the DOD mental health workforce.

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