MENTAL HEALTH

Articles and editorials

Boy Lost in the Shadows, E1952 [19DE]

GOP Budget Doesn’t Even Say the Word ‘‘Veteran’’, E425 [22MR]

Highlands Center for Autism, S2597 [23AP]

‘‘I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother’’—A Mom’s Perspective on the Mental Illness Conversation in America, H6824 [17DE]

Man Versus the Therapeutic State, E1750 [13NO]

Newtown Puts Mental Services in Spotlight, E1952 [19DE]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see S. 3689), S8138 [18DE]

Armed Forces: provide behavioral health readiness services to members of Reserve components based on need (see S. 2466), S2823 [26AP]

——— review separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to a disability, including a personality or adjustment disorder (see H.R. 6574), H6306 [12OC]

Children and youth: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 141), H6505 [28NO]

Children’s Grief Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 681), H3660 [7JN]

——— support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 590), S6744 [13NO]

Community behavioral health services: increase access and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 5195), H2271 [27AP]

Dept. of HHS: exempt Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration from sequestration (see H.R. 6692), H7424 [20DE]

——— implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting practices and skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]

——— provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvements (see S. 2256), S2242 [29MR]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see S. 3358), S4724 [28JN]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 4467), H2030 [19AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize transport of individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 3511), S5977 [2AU]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 3340), S4460 [25JN]

Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected institutions of higher education to improve student mental health (see S. 3325), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5996), H3974 [21JN]

Disabled: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (see S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]

Diseases: support goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by a certain date and other goals of the National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease draft (see S. Res. 434), S2655 [24AP] (see H. Con. Res. 120), H2067 [24AP]

Families and domestic relations: require disclosure to parents of information on mental illness treatment for their children under a certain age (see H.R. 6712), H7435 [27DE]

Government: strike the word ‘‘lunatic’’ from Federal law (see S. 2367), S2731 [25AP]

——— strike the word ‘‘lunatic’’ from Federal law (S. 2367), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 63), S8139 [18DE]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see H.R. 6043), H4156 [27JN]

——— reauthorize certain programs for individuals with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 4238), H1497 [21MR]

Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with mental disabilities (see H.R. 3881), H439 [2FE]

Medicaid: expand home and community-based services waiver to include young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]

Medicare: include information on obesity coverage in the Medicare and You Handbook, notify beneficiaries and providers of coverage of behavioral therapy for obesity, and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 3699), S8302 [20DE]

——— provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see S. 3684), S8071 [17DE]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 640), H2274 [27AP]

National Autism Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 413), S2243 [29MR]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 371), S494 [9FE] (see H. Res. 525), H158 [24JA]

National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 782), H6000 [13SE]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 2321), S2545 [19AP]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: tribute to establishment of Federal interagency neuroscience working group (see H. Res. 613), H1845 [16AP]

Postage and stamps: issue a semipostal stamp for research and demonstration projects relating to autism spectrum disorders (see S. 2472), S2823 [26AP]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 400), S1848 [20MR] (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

Taxation: provide a refundable tax credit for education and training expenses relating to autism spectrum disorders to increase the number of teachers with such expertise (see H.R. 6084), H4684 [9JY]

Veterans: establish veterans’ treatment courts (see S. 3702), S8302 [20DE]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 400), S1848 [20MR] (see H. Res. 589), H1427 [20MR]

Letters

Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for Educators Act: Abby Raphael, Arlington, VA, School Board, E688 [27AP]

——— J. Terrig Thomas, M. Alexandra Arriaga, Alisa Cowen, and Nadine Asef-Sargent, Arlington, VA, Special Education Advisory Committee, E688 [27AP]

——— John E. Toner, Arlington, VA, Special Education Parent Teacher Association, E688 [27AP]

——— Patrick K. Murphy, Arlington, VA, Public Schools Superintendent, E688 [27AP]

Vets4Warriors Program funding: several veterans organizations, H5049 [19JY]

Remarks in House

Alzheimer’s Action Day: observance, E1606, E1618, E1621, E1636, E1640, E1642 [21SE]

Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]

——— ensure extension of certain benefits and programs for active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]

——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2827, H2828 [17MY]

Asian Community Center of Sacramento Valley, Inc.: anniversary, E1426 [3AU]

Brain Injury Awareness Month: observance, E367 [13MR]

Brown, Bridget: National Down Syndrome Society Self-Advocate of the Year Champion of Change Award recipient, H1165 [6MR]

Children and youth: protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1381), H2453 [9MY]

Citizen’s Commission on Human Rights: tribute to initiatives to protect parental rights, E1299 [23JY]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: exempt certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities from decommissioning, H531, H532 [7FE]

Combating Autism Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2005), E1303 [24JY]

Congressional Anti-Bullying Caucus: establish, E1173 [28JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow military commanders and mental health professionals to discuss privately-owned firearms by Armed Forces members who appear to be a threat to themselves or others, H7393 [20DE]

——— authorize a pilot program on enhancements of efforts on mental health in the National Guard and Reserves through community partnerships, E1993 [21DE]

——— prohibit military promotion boards from considering any information regarding mental health or addiction issues, except in cases where individuals are determined to be a danger to themselves or others, H3054–H3056 [17MY]

——— provide mental health assessments to troops during deployment to Afghanistan, H3064 [17MY]

——— suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H4955, H4956, H4984 [18JY], H5049, H5050 [19JY]

——— traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4957, H4958 [18JY], H5062 [19JY], E1288 [19JY]

——— Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program funding, H4980, H4981 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: establish a demonstration program to provide skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children with autism spectrum disorders (H.R. 5195), E687 [27AP]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2800), H5790, H5791 [11SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma treatment funding, H3327 [31MY]

——— suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H3322 [31MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]

——— make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, H3129 [18MY]

Devereux Foundation: anniversary, E1641 [21SE], E1665 [28SE]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H44 [18JA]

——— support goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by a certain date and other goals of the National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease draft, H2825 [17MY]

Down Syndrome Awareness Day: observance, H1524 [22MR]

Falmouth, MA: Gosnold on Cape Cod recipient of Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association Mental Health Agency of the Year award, E1455 [10SE]

Florida: tribute to veterans walk supporting Wounded Warriors project, E37 [18JA]

Friendship Circle of Cleveland (organization): tribute, E1019 [7JN]

Georgetown, TX: tribute to Horses for Heroes program, E1721 [26OC]

Government: strike the word ‘‘lunatic’’ from Federal law (S. 2367), H6656 [5DE]

——— strike the word ‘‘lunatic’’ from Federal law (S. 2367), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 63), H7276 [19DE]

Health: health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]

Hillsides Organization: anniversary, E1276 [18JY]

Immigration: provide authority for immigration judges to terminate proceedings or appoint counsel when necessary for aliens with mental disabilities (H.R. 3881), E118 [2FE]

Lee, Carmen A.: Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, CA, Spirit of Mater Alumni Award recipient, E1641 [21SE]

Medicare: provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, E1677 [2OC]

Military Mental Health Awareness Day: observance, H2698 [15MY]

Morality and ethics: address issues relative to youth violence, H6837 [18DE]

Music and dance: tribute to ‘‘All About Bullies . . . Big and Small’’ album production team, E916 [31MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, E530 [16AP]

National Bullying Prevention Month: observance, E1673 [2OC]

National Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day: designate (H. Res. 494), H3276 [31MY]

National Guard: tribute to Vets4Warriors program, H5049 [19JY]

National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: observance, E1648 [21SE]

National objectives: improve diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, H6856 [18DE], H7273 [19DE]

National School Counseling Week: designate (H. Res. 525), E170 [9FE]

National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: observance, H6159 [20SE], E1638, E1641 [21SE]

National Therapeutic Recreation Week: observance, H929 [17FE]

Northeast Counseling Services (organization): anniversary, E1712 [19OC]

Oliver, Jeanne: West Chamber Serving Jefferson County, CO, Celebrate Women of Jefferson County honoree, E1823 [28NO]

Pits for Patriots (organization): tribute, H6509 [29NO]

Plymouth, MA: opening of Veterans Outreach Clinic, E1412 [3AU]

Professional Social Work Month: observance, E489 [29MR]

Ridgefield, CT: tribute to Ridgefield High School Students Against Internet Discrimination (organization), H590 [8FE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students, H1644 [28MR], H2459 [9MY]

——— address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (H.R. 1648), H3809, H3810 [20JN], E1090 [20JN]

Spread the Word To End the Word Campaign: tribute, E703 [7MY]

Taiwan: imprisonment conditions of former President Chen Shui-Bian, E1258 [17JY]

Treatment programs: funding, H5138 [24JY], H7280 [19DE], E1951 [19DE]

Veterans: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]

——— health care funding, H3235 [30MY]

——— improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]

——— provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan access to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], E425 [22MR]

World Alzheimer’s Month: observance, E1606, E1618, E1636 [21SE]

World Down Syndrome Day: observance, H1433 [21MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alzheimer’s Action Day: observance, S6617 [21SE]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (S. 3689), S8139 [18DE]

Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military personnel and veterans, S6096 [11SE]

——— provide for treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities under TRICARE, S7008 [28NO], S7156–S7158 [29NO]

Dept. of HHS: provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvements (S. 2256), S2247 [29MR]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (S. 3358), S4726 [28JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms, S7194–S7196 [29NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and veterans, S7015 [28NO], S7146 [29NO], S7390 [4DE]

——— improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and veterans (S. 3340), S4461–S4463 [25JN], S4719 [28JN], S6719 [13NO]

Depts. of HHS and Education: carry out a demonstration program to fund mental health first aid training programs at selected institutions of higher education to improve student mental health (S. 3325), S4419 [21JN]

Devereux Foundation: anniversary, S6538 [20SE]

Disabled: change references in Federal law to mental retardation or mentally retarded individuals to references to an intellectual disability (S. 3289), S4153 [13JN]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer’s Project, S6617 [21SE]

Government: strike the word ‘‘lunatic’’ from Federal law (S. 2367), S2734 [25AP], S3534 [23MY], S8152 [18DE]

Medicaid: expand home and community-based services waiver to include young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 [13JN]

Montana: impact of increasing suicide rate, S7146 [29NO]

National objectives: improve diagnosis and treatment of mental illiness, S8175–S8177 [19DE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 455), S3090 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]

——— observance, S4719 [28JN]

National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 371), S544 [9FE]

Prestonburg, KY: tribute to Highlands Center for Autism, S2596 [23AP]

Run to Home Base (organization): tribute, S5970 [2AU]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (S. 506), S1928 [21MR]

Suicide Stand Down Day: observance, S6438 [19SE]

Reports

Effects of Incarceration on the Mental and Physical Health of Former President Chen Shui-Bian of Taiwan: Joseph Lin, Ken Yoneda, and Charles Whitcomb, E1258 [17JY]

Reports filed

Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2800) (H. Rept. 112–651), H5764 [10SE]

Statements

Parity for Kids’ Mental Health: Gregory Fritz, S8191 [19DE]

Texts of

H.R. 2800, Dept. of Justice Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program reauthorization, H5790 [11SE]

S. 2256, Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act, S2247 [29MR]

S. 2257, Excellence in Mental Health Act, S2248–S2250 [29MR]

S. 2367, 21st Century Language Act, S3534 [23MY], H6656 [5DE]

S. Con. Res. 63, corrections in enrollment of S. 2367, 21st Century Language Act, S8140, S8152 [18DE], H7277 [19DE]

S. Res. 371, National School Counseling Week, S504, S544 [9FE]

S. Res. 400, support goals and ideals of World Social Work Day and Professional Social Work Month, S1850 [20MR]

S. Res. 413, National Autism Awareness Month, S2258 [29MR]

S. Res. 434, support goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer’s disease by a certain date and other goals of the National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease draft, S2659 [24AP]

S. Res. 455, National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day, S3089 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]

S. Res. 590, support goals and ideals of Children’s Grief Awareness Day, S6747 [13NO]