MENTAL HEALTH

Articles and editorials

Edythe Salzberger, 99; Pioneer in Art Therapy, S301 [12JA]

Filling the Autism Void, S10912 [29OC]

July Suicides Push Corps to Record Pace, H9170 [30JY]

Poll Reveals Trauma of Joblessness in U.S., S13355 [17DE]

Study—More Cases of Autism in U.S. Kids Than Previously Realized—1 in 100, H10487 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1350), H3054 [5MR]

Afghanistan: anniversary of commencement of Operation Enduring Freedom (see H. Res. 802), H10519 [6OC]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3266), H8409 [20JY]

Arctic regions: study mental, behavioral, and physical health problems, institute Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Arctic health assessment program, and create NIH ``Arctic Desk'' (see S. 1565), S8681 [3AU]

Armed Forces: authorize reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 3839), H11457 [15OC]

———enhance benefits for survivors of certain former members with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury and enhance access to mental health counseling (see S. 772), S4172 [1AP] (see H.R. 3368), H8959 [28JY]

———ensure that members separated from active duty receive employment assistance, job training assistance, other transitional services, and a psychological evaluation (see H.R. 1963), H4522 [2AP]

———establish a special review board for certain former members with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 1701), H4025 [25MR]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (see H. Res. 471), H6013 [21MY]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H6262 [4JN]

———improve and enhance substance use disorder programs for members (see S. 459), S2423 [24FE] (see H.R. 3420), H9205 [30JY]

———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families (see H. Res. 443), H5666 [14MY]

———require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (see S. 711), S3785 [25MR] (see H.R. 2058), H4731 [23AP]

Children and youth: expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see S. 244), S388 [14JA]

———foster resilience in African-American youth (see H. Res. 419), H5399 [7MY]

———improve mental health and substance abuse services for juveniles by establishing new grant programs for increased training, technical assistance, and coordination of service providers (see H.R. 1931), H4521 [2AP]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see S. 999), S5281 [7MY] (see H.R. 1932), H4521 [2AP]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening of students without parental consent (see H.R. 2218), H5061 [30AP]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (see S. 2860), S12804 [9DE] (see H.R. 4247), H14445 [9DE]

———provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (see H.R. 2691), H6154 [3JN]

Correctional institutions: award credit toward the service of a sentence to prisoners who participate in designated educational, vocational, treatment, assigned work, or other developmental programs (see H.R. 4328), H15498 [16DE]

Crime: provide better protection against cyberbullying (see H.R. 1966), H4522 [2AP]

Depressive and bipolar disorders: establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of such disorders (see S. 1857), S10700 [22OC] (see H.R. 4204), H13519 [3DE]

Dept. of Defense: adopt a screening program to detect mental health conditions acquired on active duty to reduce suicide and discover traumatic brain injuries (see H.R. 2931), H6972 [17JN]

———adopt a screening program to detect mental health injuries acquired during deployment in support of a contingency operation and ultimately to reduce suicide among veterans (see H.R. 1308), H2979 [4MR]

———conduct a study evaluating and comparing the effectiveness of programs designed to diagnose, treat, and prevent post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 1535), H3437 [16MR]

———establish a neuroscience fellowship program (see H.R. 1536), H3437 [16MR]

———improve and expand suicide prevention and community healing and response training under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (see H.R. 2836), H6618 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of positive behavior supports and other early intervening services (see H.R. 2597), H6010 [21MY]

———make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 1338), H3053 [5MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (see S. 1635), S8993 [6AU]

———authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see S. 2809), S11883 [20NO] (see H.R. 4123), H13352 [19NO]

———conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations (see H.R. 3069), H7703 [26JN]

———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (see S. 1151), S5820 [21MY] (see H.R. 2558), H6009 [21MY]

———count fellowship training in geriatric specialties as obligated service under the National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program (see H.R. 1457), H3399 [12MR]

———establish a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations (see H.R. 1490), H3400 [12MR]

———establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (see S. 682), S3657 [24MR] (see H.R. 1704), H4025 [25MR]

———establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (see S. 1523), S8196 [28JY] (see H.R. 3636), H9899 [23SE]

———establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program (see S. 57), S41 [6JA]

———implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative (see S. 586), S3073 [12MR] (see H.R. 1483), H3400 [12MR]

———implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting practices and skills (see S. 1404), S7192 [7JY]

———improve mental health and substance abuse health care (see H.R. 2369), H5484 [12MY]

———include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (see S. 830), S4445 [20AP] (see H.R. 2003), H4580 [21AP]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (see H.R. 2906), H6903 [16JN]

———integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (see H.R. 3191), H8024 [13JY]

———provide services for birthparents who have placed a child for adoption (see H.R. 1505), H3401 [12MR]

———revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see H.R. 2531), H5891 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: authorize grants for programs that provide support services to exonerees (see H.R. 2095), H4733 [23AP]

———reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 908), H1044 [4FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess feasibility and advisability of using service dogs for treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities (see S. 1495), S7868 [22JY]

———carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 3885), H11580 [21OC]

———carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas (see H.R. 4048), H12587 [6NO]

———carry out a pilot program to utilize telehealth platforms to assist in treatment of rural veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 2505), H5792 [19MY]

———carry out pilot program to provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers on the mental health of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans (see H.R. 785), H779 [28JA]

———clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 669, 669), S3609 [23MR] (see H.R. 2547, 2547), H6008 [21MY]

———establish a program to provide readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (see H.R. 3282), H8495 [21JY]

———establish Committee on Care of Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury (see H.R. 1546), H3525 [17MR]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (see H.R. 3219), H8183 [15JY]

———submit quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions in medical facilities (see H.R. 784), H779 [28JA]

Disabled: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see S. 2781), S11430 [17NO]

———expand and intensify NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention programs on translational research and related activities relative to Down syndrome (see S. 1762), S10217 [7OC] (see H.R. 3656), H9998 [25SE]

———protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident (see H.R. 1255), H2923 [3MR]

Diseases: establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1878), H4519 [2AP]

———express need for further study of the neurological disorder dystonia (see H. Con. Res. 134), H6012 [21MY]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 1492), S7868 [22JY] (see H.R. 3286), H8584 [22JY]

———increase housing, awareness, and navigation demonstration services (HANDS) for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 706), S3785 [25MR] (see H.R. 1707), H4025 [25MR]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to promote public awareness of Down syndrome (see H. Con. Res. 57), H2602 [23FE]

———promote research, awareness, and education about cerebral cavernous malformations (see S. Res. 148), S5435 [13MY]

———provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (see S. 819), S4311 [2AP] (see H.R. 2413), H5664 [14MY]

———recognize importance of autism awareness, increase funding for research into causes and treatment of autism, and improve training and support for individuals with autism and their caretakers (see H. Con. Res. 96), H4523 [2AP]

Down Syndrome Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 781), H9999 [25SE]

Education: expand quality programs of early childhood home visitation that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (see H.R. 2205), H5061 [30AP]

———make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (see S. 59), S41 [6JA]

———make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (see S. 1403), S7192 [7JY]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: include family therapists on the list of professionals recognized to provide public school mental health services (see H.R. 1710), H4025 [25MR]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer's Project (see S. 1555), S8631 [31JY]

Families and domestic relations: allow children in foster care to be placed with their parents in residential family treatment centers that provide safe environments for treating addiction and promoting healthy parenting (see S. 1286), S6804 [18JN]

———provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see S. 324), S826 [26JA] (see H.R. 20), H28 [6JA]

Federal aid programs: encourage State and local governments to use block grant funds to provide housing and financial counseling to individuals prior to release from inpatient or residential institutions (see H.R. 766), H778 [28JA]

Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see S. 50), S40 [6JA]

Health: establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity and eating disorders (see S. 1503), S7869 [22JY] (see H.R. 2276), H5306 [6MY]

———promote mental and behavioral health services for underserved populations (see S. 811), S4310 [2AP] (see H.R. 2066), H4731 [23AP]

Health care professionals: provide practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (see S. 113), S42 [6JA]

Medicaid: establish a chronic care improvement demonstration program for beneficiaries with severe mental illnesses (see S. 1136), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 3065), H7703 [26JN]

———provide for a demonstration project on reimbursements for stabilization of emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned or operated institutions for mental diseases (see S. 1130), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 1415), H3145 [10MR]

———remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 619), H442 [21JA]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 671), S3609 [23MR] (see H.R. 1693), H3834 [24MR]

———improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (see S. 55), S41 [6JA]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 687), S3658 [24MR]

———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (see S. 56), S41 [6JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish prescription drug outreach demonstration program for certain eligible individuals with mental disabilities (see H.R. 2390), H5580 [13MY]

Mental Health America (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 160), H1248 [11FE]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 437), H5666 [14MY]

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 115), H5061 [30AP]

National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 185), S6650 [16JN] (see H. Res. 910), H13069 [17NO]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 349), H4582 [21AP]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 178), H1607 [13FE]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (see S. 114), S42 [6JA]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 373), H4915 [28AP]

National Memory Screening Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 185), S6650 [16JN] (see H. Res. 910), H13069 [17NO]

National objectives: integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (see S. 1188), S6185 [4JN] (see H.R. 1011), H1517 [12FE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 16), S652 [16JA] (see S. Res. 381), S13458 [18DE] (see H. Res. 56), H195 [13JA]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see S. Res. 210), S7261 [8JY] (see S. Res. 351), S11344 [10NO] (see H. Res. 700), H9206 [30JY]

Rural Health Quality Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 2599), H6011 [21MY]

School Social Work Week: designate (see S. Res. 58), S2558 [26FE] (see H. Res. 182), H2602 [23FE]

Schools: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see S. 538), S2828 [5MR] (see H.R. 1361), H3054 [5MR]

Social Security: provide equal coverage of mental health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 77), S41 [6JA]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 686), S3658 [24MR] (see H.R. 795), H919 [3FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Olmstead v. L.C. affirming the right of disabled individuals to live in community settings rather than in institutions (see S. Res. 201), S6938 [23JN]

Veterans: enhance disability compensation for certain disabled veterans with difficulties using prostheses and those in need of regular aid and attendance for residuals of traumatic brain injury (see S. 1015), S5328 [11MY]

———establish a commission to oversee services for post-traumatic stress and other mental health disorders, the Heroes-to-Healers Program, and grants for mental health provider recruitment (see S. 1429), S7317 [9JY]

———establish veterans' treatment courts (see S. 902), S4755 [27AP] (see H.R. 2138), H4914 [28AP]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H6262 [4JN]

———improve lives of veterans and their families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American dream (see S. 402), S2079 [10FE]

———provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1544), H3525 [17MR]

White House Conference on Autism: convene (see H.R. 3703), H10456 [1OC]

Letters

National centers of excellence for the treatment of depressive and bipolar disorders establishment: Charles F. Reynolds III, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, S10704 [22OC]

———David L. Shern, Mental Health America (organization), S10704 [22OC]

———Robert Gebbia and Paula J. Clayton, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, S10705 [22OC]

———Robert L. Hendren, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, S10705 [22OC]

Proclamations

Tribute to South Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Representative Cuellar, E2540 [15OC]

Proposals

U.S. Army suicide prevention, S3543-S3545 [19MR]

Remarks in House

Albany, NY: tribute to Parsons Child and Family Center, H13471 [3DE]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans, H11121 [8OC]

———establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (H.R. 3266), E2696 [3NO]

Armed Forces: effect of stop-loss policy on members' morale, H3786 [24MR]

———effect of stop-loss policy on military members' morale, H3698 [19MR]

———ensure that members of the Individual Ready Reserve who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan receive quarterly counseling calls from properly trained personnel, H7379 [25JN]

———establish a special review board for certain former members with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury (H.R. 1701), H4106 [30MR], H4756 [27AP], H5450 [12MY]

———expand and protect access to mental health treatment and services for active duty military, H6079 [3JN]

———expand and protect access to mental health treatment and services for military members stationed outside the U.S., H7363 [25JN]

———express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq (H. Res. 471), H5987 [21MY], H6038-H6040 [2JN]

———facilitate the provision of care and services for members with traumatic brain injury, H3030 [5MR]

———improve support and services for members and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families, H6094-H6098 [3JN]

———reduce post-traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related stress disorders among military personnel, H5587 [14MY], H12492 [6NO]

Arms Forces (organization): tribute, E2841 [1DE]

Brain Awareness Week: observance, H3530 [18MR], E708 [18MR]

Brain Injury Association of America: guidelines for the assessment and health care needs of individuals with brain injuries, H12896 [7NO]

Carlsbad, NM: tribute to Carlsbad Mental Health Center, E2428 [1OC]

Children and youth: foster resilience in African-American youth (H. Res. 419), E1097 [7MY]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (H.R. 1932), E872 [2AP]

———prohibit use of Federal funds for any universal or mandatory mental health screening of students without parental consent (H.R. 2218), H6098 [3JN], E1036 [30AP], E2755 [9NO]

———provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental disorders as they transition to adulthood (H.R. 2691), E1288 [3JN]

Colleges and universities: require campus veterans resource officers to act as a link between student veterans and Dept. of Veterans Affairs mental health care providers, H9680, H9681 [17SE]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H3092-H3096 [9MR], H5695-H5700 [18MY]

Crisislink (organization): anniversary, E944 [22AP]

Depressive and bipolar disorders: establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of such disorders (H.R. 4204), E2888 [3DE]

Dept. of Defense: assess feasibility and efficacy of providing service members with post-deployment mental health screening, H7373, H7374, H7375 [25JN]

———determine whether use of therapy animals to treat wounded warriors should be expanded to additional facilities, H7362 [25JN]

———enhance suicide prevention programs, H9170 [30JY]

———improve treatment and services relative to post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and suicide prevention, H5605 [14MY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations (H.R. 3069), E1612 [26JN]

———count fellowship training in geriatric specialties as obligated service under the National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program (H.R. 1457), E662 [12MR]

———establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (H.R. 3636), E2338 [23SE], E2364 [24SE]

———include certain children's psychiatric hospitals under the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs (H.R. 2003), E896 [21AP]

———include problem and pathological gambling in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration programs and establish grant program to address consequences of problem gambling (H.R. 2906), E1448 [17JN]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 908), H1118-H1120 [10FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program to utilize telehealth platforms to assist in treatment of rural veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury (H.R. 2505), H5808 [20MY]

———Education and Debt Reduction Program funding, H7983 [10JY]

———improve treatment and services relative to post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and suicide prevention, H1135 [10FE], H1206 [11FE]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (H.R. 3219), H8813-H8818 [27JY], E2033 [28JY], E2178 [31JY]

———mental health funding, H13554 [8DE]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families, E2335 [22SE]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (H.R. 3286), H11373 [14OC], E1887 [22JY], E2335 [22SE]

Families and domestic relations: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (H.R. 20), H4081-H4084 [30MR]

Health: coverage of mental health and substance abuse prevention and screening, E1862 [21JY]

———include treatment for alcoholism, drug addiction, depression, and mental illness in health care reform legislation, H12049 [29OC]

Houston, TX: Riverside General Hospital veterans post-traumatic stress disorder funding, H15002 [16DE]

Insurance: require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, H8105 [15JY], H8187 [16JY], H8877, H8906 [28JY], H10524 [7OC], E2039 [28JY]

Kidango (organization): tribute, E922 [22AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish prescription drug outreach demonstration program for certain eligible individuals with mental disabilities (H.R. 2390), H5552 [13MY]

Mental Health Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 437), H6093-H6099 [3JN]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 349), E1043 [30AP]

———observance, H4917 [29AP]

National Brain Injury Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 178), H3713-H3715 [23MR], E761 [25MR]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: observance, E2701 [3NO]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 373), H8842, H8843 [27JY], H9016 [29JY], E1000 [28AP]

National School Counseling Week: designate (H. Res. 56), H402-H405 [21JA]

National School Psychology Week: designate (H. Res. 700), H12487, H12488 [6NO], E2755 [9NO]

National Suicide Prevention Week: observance, E2246 [10SE]

School Social Work Week: designate (H. Res. 182), H3769, H3770 [24MR]

Schools: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (H.R. 1361), E578 [5MR], E583 [6MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Olmstead v. L.C. decision affirming the right of disabled individuals to live in community settings rather than in institutions, E1612 [26JN]

Veterans: health care funding, H3698-H3700 [19MR], H14465, H14466 [10DE]

———support Veterans bill of rights, H5588 [14MY]

White House Conference on Autism: convene (H.R. 3703), H10487 [6OC]

World Autism Awareness Day: observance, E885, E889 [2AP]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic regions: study mental, behavioral, and physical health problems, institute Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Arctic health assessment program, and create NIH ``Arctic Desk'' (S. 1565), S8685 [3AU]

Armed Forces: require mental health screenings for members deployed in connection with a contingency operation (S. 711), S5812 [21MY]

———tribute to members wounded in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S11315 [10NO]

Children and youth: expand early childhood home visitation programs that increase school readiness, child abuse and neglect prevention, and early identification of developmental and health delays (S. 244), S647, S649 [16JA]

———increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (S. 999), S5284 [7MY]

———protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint (S. 2860), S12809 [9DE]

Depressive and bipolar disorders: establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of such disorders (S. 1857), S10704 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense: conduct study on volume and types of antidepressants or antianxiety drugs prescribed to servicemen and the potential relationship between use of such drugs and number of suicide attempts, S7766-S7768 [21JY], S7848 [22JY]

———enhance suicide prevention programs, S3542 [19MR]

———improve and expand suicide prevention and community healing and response training under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, S7445 [14JY]

———report on Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program implementation, S8017 [23JY]

———Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program outreach and reintegration services funding, S10142, S10152 [6OC]

Dept. of HHS: authorize an Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (S. 1635), S9038 [6AU]

———conduct research on indicators of child well-being (S. 1151), S5872 [21MY]

———establish a grant program to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses and develop a campaign to educate campus communities about mental health (S. 682), S3673 [24MR]

———establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals (S. 1523), S8198 [28JY]

———establish a psychology post-doctoral fellowship program (S. 57), S62 [6JA]

———implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative (S. 586), S3079 [12MR]

———implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting practices and skills (S. 1404), S7196 [7JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess feasibility and advisability of using service dogs for treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities, S11268 [9NO]

———clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (S. 669), S3616 [23MR], S10889-S10891 [29OC]

———funding, S2821 [5MR]

Disabled: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (S. 2781), S11432-S11434 [17NO]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (S. 1492), S7884 [22JY], S9584 [21SE]

———promote research, awareness, and education about cerebral cavernous malformations (S. Res. 148), S5456 [13MY]

Education: make certain clinical psychology graduate programs eligible to participate in various health professions loan programs (S. 59), S63 [6JA]

Families and domestic relations: allow children in foster care to be placed with their parents in residential family treatment centers that provide safe environments for treating addiction and promoting healthy parenting (S. 1286), S6807 [18JN]

Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (S. 50), S58 [6JA]

Firearms: gun control, S2588 [27FE]

Health care professionals: provide practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (S. 113), S86 [6JA]

Medicaid: provide for a demonstration project on reimbursements for stabilization of emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned or operated institutions for mental diseases (S. 1130), S5829 [21MY]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (S. 671), S3806 [25MR]

———improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (S. 55), S61 [6JA]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (S. 687), S3690 [24MR]

———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (S. 56), S61 [6JA]

National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 185), S6655 [16JN]

National Center for Social Work Research: establish (S. 114), S87 [6JA]

National Memory Screening Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 185), S6655 [16JN]

National objectives: integrate services with physical health services, improve access to underserved areas, and provide grants to recruit mental health professionals (S. 1188), S6201 [4JN]

National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 16), S658 [16JA]

National School Psychology Week: designate (S. Res. 351), S11355 [10NO]

School Social Work Week: designate (S. Res. 58), S2595 [27FE]

Schools: increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, and psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (S. 538), S2836 [5MR]

Social Security: provide equal coverage of mental health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 77), S83 [6JA]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (S. 686), S3686 [24MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Olmstead v. L.C. affirming the right of disabled individuals to live in community settings rather than in institutions (S. Res. 201), S6955, S6956 [23JN]

Veterans: improve lives of veterans and their families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American dream (S. 402), S2080 [10FE]

Reports filed

Mom's Opportunity To Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression (MOTHERS) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 20) (H. Rept. 111-48), H3747 [23MR]

Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3219) (H. Rept. 111-223), H8706 [23JY]

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 669) (S. Rept. 111-27), S6649 [16JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 56, National School Counseling Week, H402 [21JA]

H. Res. 178, National Brain Injury Awareness Month, H3713 [23MR]

H. Res. 182, School Social Work Week, H3769 [24MR]

H. Res. 373, National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month, H8842 [27JY]

H. Res. 437, support goals and ideals of Mental Health Month, H6093 [3JN]

H. Res. 471, express condolences to families and friends of victims of shooting at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq, H6038 [2JN]

H. Res. 700, National School Psychology Week, H12487 [6NO]

H.R. 20, Mom's Opportunity To Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression (MOTHERS) Act, H4081 [30MR]

H.R. 908, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program reauthorization, H1118 [10FE]

H.R. 3219, Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act, H8814 [27JY]

S. 50, Clinical Social Workers' Recognition Act, S58 [6JA]

S. 55, Equity for Clinical Social Workers Act, S61 [6JA]

S. 56, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act, S62 [6JA]

S. 57, Psychologists in the Service of the Public Act, S62 [6JA]

S. 59, Strengthen the Public Health Service Act, S63 [6JA]

S. 113, Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act, S86 [6JA]

S. 114, National Center for Social Work Research Act, S87 [6JA]

S. 538, Increased Student Achievement Through Increased Student Support Act, S2836-S2838 [5MR]

S. 669, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, S3617 [23MR]

S. 682, Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, S3673-S3675 [24MR]

S. 686, Social Work Reinvestment Act, S3687-S3690 [24MR]

S. 687, Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act, S3690 [24MR]

S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act, S4379-S4385 [2AP]

S. 999, Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act, S5285-S5287 [7MY]

S. 1151, State Child Well-Being Research Act, S5873 [21MY]

S. 1188, Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act, S6202-S6204 [4JN]

S. 1404, Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act, S7196-S7199 [7JY]

S. 1492, Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act, S7885-S7887 [22JY]

S. 1635, 7th Generation Promise—Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Act, S9039-S9041 [6AU]

S. Res. 16, National School Counseling Week, S656, S658 [16JA]

S. Res. 58, School Social Work Week, S2573 [26FE], S2595 [27FE]

S. Res. 148, promote research, awareness, and education about cerebral cavernous malformations, S5443, S5456 [13MY]

S. Res. 185, support goals and ideals of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month and National Memory Screening Day, S6654 [16JN]

S. Res. 201, Olmstead v. L.C. Supreme Court decision anniversary affirming the right of disabled individuals to live in community settings rather than in institutions, S6947, S6956 [23JN]

S. Res. 210, National School Psychology Week, S7268 [8JY]

S. Res. 351, National School Psychology Week, S11350, S11355 [10NO]

S. Res. 381, National School Counseling Week, S13463 [18DE]