3.0.0 666 2025-08-06T19:32:17Z 2025-08-06T19:32:17Z Senate S S 2025-02-20 119 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-02-20T18:36:42Z 2025-02-20 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2025-02-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N H001089 Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Josh Hawley R MO 2025-02-20 True Health Congressional oversight 2025-07-10T16:28:26Z Emergency communications systems 2025-07-10T16:28:05Z Employment and training programs 2025-07-10T16:28:20Z First responders and emergency personnel 2025-07-10T16:27:50Z Health care coverage and access 2025-07-10T16:27:58Z Health programs administration and funding 2025-07-10T16:28:12Z Mental health 2025-07-10T16:27:46Z Health 2025-03-13T17:32:19Z

00 2025-02-20 Introduced in Senate 2025-08-06T19:31:21Z <p><strong>First Responders Wellness Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes a national mental health hotline for first responders and provides mental health services for emergency response providers responding to major disasters.</p><p>The bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to establish a mental health hotline staffed with specialists trained to provide first responders and their families with peer support, mental and behavioral health and substance use disorder assistance, and referral services. SAMHSA must raise awareness about the hotline and develop guidance regarding first responders for personnel operating the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. SAMHSA must report to Congress annually on the hotline.</p><p>Also, the bill expands the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program, which provides mental health services to victims of major disasters, so that emergency response providers responding to major disasters may also receive these services.</p><p>Additionally, the bill requires&nbsp;SAMHSA to publish a report with recommendations for establishing a mobile health care delivery site to provide crisis services to emergency response providers responding to a major disaster.</p>

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