MENTAL HEALTH

Articles and editorials

Lakeland Girl Commite Suicide After Being Bullied Online, S6629 [19SE]

Police—Florida Girl Who Committed Suicide Had Been Bullied for Months by as Many as 15 Girls, S6628 [19SE]

Veterans Need To Share the Moral Burden of War, E782 [4JN]

Bills and resolutions

AID: establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 3054), H5399 [2AU]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2847), H5172 [30JY]

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. 271), S589 [11FE]

Armed Forces: ensure that members on active duty diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury have access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy (see H.R. 1938), H2568 [9MY]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see S. 628), S2026 [20MR]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability (see H.R. 975), H982 [5MR]

——— improve mental health assessments provided to members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see H.R. 1463), H1908 [10AP]

——— include a behavioral health professional on any physical evaluation board that considers issues of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or other mental health condition (see H.R. 1236), H1567 [18MR]

——— notify members of the availability of mental health services, help eliminate stigma associated with utilizing such services, and clarify disclosure policies relative to members utilizing such services (see H.R. 1464), H1908 [10AP]

——— notify members of the availability of mental health services and related privacy rights (see S. 1703), S8049 [14NO]

Children and youth: establish and implement concussion management guidelines for school-aged children (see S. 1516), S6597 [18SE] (see H.R. 3113), H5588 [17SE]

——— protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (see H. Con. Res. 69), H7507 [4DE]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (see S. 116), S214 [23JA] (see H.R. 2734), H4724 [18JY]

Children’s Grief Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 426), H7354 [21NO]

Coast Guard: improve quality of life for members and families through expanded child care availability, increased educational opportunities, and eased transition to post-service life (see S. 1760), S8457 [21NO]

Community behavioral health services: increase access and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H1630 [19MR]

Crime: reduce violence and protect citizens (see S. 2), S42 [22JA]

Dept. of Defense: carry out a pilot program for investigational treatment of members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 2344), H3356 [12JN]

——— implement online computerized assessment to detect behaviors indicating suicide risk and other mental health conditions for Armed Forces members (see S. 810), S3028 [25AP]

Dept. of Education: create a demonstration project to fund additional secondary school counselors in certain troubled schools to reduce dropout rates (see H.R. 3435), H6953 [30OC]

——— establish a demonstration program to provide skills to classroom teachers and staff who work with children with autism spectrum disorders (see H.R. 1509), H1956 [11AP]

——— establish grant program to hire and retain school social workers in high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 563), H412 [6FE]

——— increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (see H.R. 1854), H2483 [7MY]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (see H.R. 320), H176 [18JA]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (see H.R. 1893), H2533 [8MY]

——— support teacher and school professional training on awareness of student mental health conditions (see S. 648), S2146 [21MR]

——— support teacher and school professional training on awareness of student mental health conditions and suicide prevention efforts (see H.R. 3536), H7252 [19NO]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (see S. 153), S285 [24JA] (see H.R. 274), H169 [15JA]

——— authorize grants for training and support services for Alzheimer’s disease patients and their families (see H.R. 2975), H5344 [1AU]

——— conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations and unvaccinated populations (see H.R. 1757), H2351 [25AP]

——— establish a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, support methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and improve prevention and treatment of addiction (see H.R. 752), H594 [15FE]

——— 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 H.R. 1100), H1357 [12MR]

——— establish a grant program to recruit, train, deploy, and professionally support psychiatric physicians in Indian health programs (see H.R. 2037), H2717 [16MY]

——— include court-appointed guardianship and oversight activities under elder justice programs (see S. 975), S3569 [16MY]

——— include occupational therapists as behavioral and mental health professionals for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (see S. 1815), S8771 [12DE] (see H.R. 1037), H1327 [7MR]

——— integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 1119), S4021 [7JN]

——— provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvements (see S. 265), S520 [7FE]

——— provide health care practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (see S. 726), S2649 [15AP] (see H.R. 1559), H2025 [15AP]

——— provide preferences for certain services, designate an Administration on Aging individual responsible for support, and provide transportation services for holocaust survivors (see S. 999), S3657 [21MY] (see H.R. 2064), H2838 [21MY]

——— provide research, training, and navigator services to youth and young adults on the verge of aging out of the secondary education system (see S. 1259), S5499 [27JN]

——— require States and their designees receiving grants for suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to consult with Indian tribes and organizations (see H.R. 1599), H2123 [17AP]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (see S. 195), S438 [31JA] (see H.R. 628), H499 [13FE]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 2187), H2954 [23MY]

——— provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 1089), S3954 [4JN] (see H.R. 3714), H8107 [12DE]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 2976), H5344 [1AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: authorize issuance of U.S. bonds to fund Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 1619), H2157 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize transport of individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 455), S1127 [5MR]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 183), H51 [4JA]

——— clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 572), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 577), H412 [6FE] (see H.R. 602), H431 [8FE]

——— conduct an education program and peer support program for the education and training of family members and caregivers of veterans with mental health disorders (see S. 1583), S7574 [28OC]

——— implement mental health care and rehabilitation program for veterans with service-related post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety disorder, or related substance use disorder (see S. 819), S3028 [25AP]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 2540), H4142 [27JN]

——— improve benefits and assistance to surviving spouses of veterans (see S. 735), S2683 [16AP]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 294), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 671), H501 [13FE]

——— improve mental health treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions (see H.R. 3387), H6951 [30OC]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see H.R. 1702), H2297 [24AP]

——— provide counseling and treatment for sexual trauma to Armed Forces members, screen veterans for domestic abuse, and report on military sexual trauma and domestic abuse (see S. 1581), S7574 [28OC]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 2974), H5344 [1AU]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (see S. 1155), S4406 [12JN] (see H.R. 3499), H7110 [14NO]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 1725), H2349 [25AP]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (see H.R. 2527), H4079 [26JN]

Disabled: authorize grants for the transition of youths with significant disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 509), H370 [5FE]

——— improve individualized education program and facilitate the transition of children with disabilities to adulthood (see H.R. 510), H370 [5FE]

——— provide assistance to States to develop and implement transition plans for developmentally disabled individuals who are transitioning from the secondary school system into adulthood (see H.R. 511), H370 [5FE]

Diseases: issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1091), S3954 [4JN] (see H.R. 1508), H1956 [11AP]

——— strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (see S. Res. 303), S8361 [20NO]

——— support goals and implementation of National Alzheimer’s Project Act and National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease (see S. Res. 301), S8186 [19NO]

Drugs: reduce prescription drug misuse and abuse (see S. 1657), S7876 [6NO]

Federal aid programs: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H8107 [12DE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (see H.R. 1565), H2025 [15AP]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (H.R. 1565), consideration (see H. Res. 258), H3356 [12JN]

——— improve effectiveness of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by clarifying reporting requirements related to adjudications of mental incompetency (see S. 480), S1229 [6MR]

——— provide protection from gun violence by banning access to certain weapons, strengthening mental health infrastructure, and improving the understanding of gun violence (see H.R. 2910), H5341 [1AU]

GAO: report on the impact of certain mental and physical trauma on the discharge of Armed Forces members for misconduct (see S. 1668), S7927 [7NO]

Hazardous substances: exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (see H.R. 643), H499 [13FE]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 1517), S6597 [18SE] (see S. 1685), S7951 [12NO] (see H.R. 2957), H5343 [1AU]

——— reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 689), S2501 [9AP]

——— reauthorize certain programs related to traumatic brain injury and trauma research (see H.R. 1098), H1357 [12MR]

Health care facilities: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S520 [7FE]

Institute of Medicine: provide for a study on gaps in mental health services and how these gaps can increase the risk of violent acts (see H.R. 1615), H2156 [18AP]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 221), H2774 [17MY]

Medicaid: remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H4825 [19JY]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 562), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 3662), H7566 [5DE]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 1184), S4673 [19JN] (see H.R. 2415), H3758 [18JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S2589 [11AP] (see H.R. 1507), H1956 [11AP]

——— provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see S. 1439), S6207 [1AU]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 1064), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 794), H596 [15FE]

Mental Health Month: designate (see H. Res. 212), H2574 [13MY]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 162), S329 [28JA] (see H.R. 401), H280 [23JA]

Mosaic (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 36), S773 [14FE]

National Anti-Bullying Month: designate (see H. Res. 398), H6954 [30OC]

National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative: reauthorize and update grants to address problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress (see S. 380), S871 [26FE]

National Commission on Employment and Economic Security: establish (see H.R. 3642), H7445 [3DE] (see H.R. 3651), H7507 [4DE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 169), S4406 [12JN]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 106), S2897 [23AP]

National School Counseling Week: designate (see S. Res. 27), S520 [7FE] (see H. Res. 60), H413 [6FE]

National School Psychology Week: designate (see H. Res. 406), H6997 [12NO]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 262), S6960 [26SE] (see H. Con. Res. 64), H7110 [14NO]

NIH: expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see S. 637), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 146), H32 [3JA]

Professional Social Work Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 78), S1892 [18MR] (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]

School Social Work Week: designate (see H. Res. 96), H949 [4MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (see S. 403), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 1199), H1427 [14MR]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see S. 997), S3657 [21MY] (see H.R. 1466), H1909 [10AP]

Taxation: permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 1675), H2246 [23AP]

Williams Syndrome Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 194), H2393 [26AP]

World Alzheimer’s Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 364), H5922 [27SE]

World Social Work Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 78), S1892 [18MR] (see H. Res. 118), H1427 [14MR]

Factsheets

Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative: Executive Office of the President, H5841 [26SE]

Letters

Daniel Somers suicide note to family: Daniel Somers, H5865 [26SE]

Gun control: Sophie Boucher, E327 [19MR]

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act: Senator Coburn, S5795 [18JY]

Strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding: George Vradenburg, US Against Alzheimer’s (organization), S8367 [20NO]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Association, S8367 [20NO]

Lists

NSF Subcommittee on Youth Violence of the Advisory Committee to the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate participants, H813 [28FE]

Press releases

Government Shutdown Impact on Native Americans: Oglala Sioux Tribe, H6551 [12OC]

Remarks in House

Alderman, Lindsay: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E307 [15MR]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (H.R. 2847), H5099 [30JY]

Armed Forces: ensure access to quality mental health care for active duty servicemembers, veterans, and family members, H3547 [13JN], E887 [17JN]

——— extend duration of Physical Disability Board of Review and expand authority of such Board to review the separation of members on the basis of a mental condition not amounting to disability, H3605 [14JN]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment, H3594 [14JN]

Banasiak, Kate: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E308 [15MR]

Bemis, Erin: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E309 [15MR]

Best Buddies International, Inc.: tribute to campaign to promote the use and acceptance of the term ‘‘intellectual disabilities’’ for persons with mental health challenges, H1316 [6MR]

Calabrese, Joseph: International Forum of Psychosis & Bipolar Disorders (organization) Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E862 [14JN]

Children and youth: protect minors from efforts by practitioners to change their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, H7407 [3DE]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (H.R. 2734), H6115 [2OC]

Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes: tribute, E1848 [12DE]

Community Health Care, Inc.: Robert Young Center recipient of URAC (organization) Gold Best Practice Award, E1655 [14NO]

Community Partnership of Southern Arizona: tribute to Community Mental Health Arts Show, E1413 [1OC]

Connolly, Matthew: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E241 [5MR]

Crime: reduce violence and protect citizens, H5460 [10SE]

Decatur, GA: address issues relative to reports of negligence and mismanagement at Atlanta VA Medical Center, H3054 [4JN]

Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction excluding the Defense Health Program and Military Personnel Accounts, H4950, H4951 [23JY]

——— carry out a pilot program for investigational treatment of members of the Armed Forces for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, E894 [17JN]

——— determine effectiveness of suicide prevention programs, H3570 [13JN]

——— expedite hiring of certain health care professionals who care for Armed Forces members, H3570 [13JN]

——— extend eligibility period for the Transitional Assistance Management Program, H3364 [13JN], H7700 [12DE]

——— mental health research, treatment, education, and outreach funding, H4911 [23JY]

——— post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4913 [23JY]

——— provide suicide prevention and outreach services to Reservists, H3561 [13JN]

——— psychological health and substance abuse research funding, H4937 [23JY]

——— suicide prevention and outreach services for reservists funding, E1123 [24JY]

——— Therapeutic Service Dog Training Program evaluation study funding, H4924 [23JY]

——— traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H3061 [4JN], E885 [17JN]

——— traumatic brain injury funding, E1130 [24JY]

Dept. of Education: ensure educational opportunities for children with disabilities, protect children from abusive seclusion and restraint practices, protect children from sexual predators, and protect athletes from concussions, H4812, H4813 [19JY]

——— increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified psychologists by low-income local educational agencies (H.R. 1854), H2609 [15MY]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers, H78 [14JA]

——— make grants to States to hire additional school-based mental health and student service providers (H.R. 320), H487 [13FE]

——— protect students from inappropriate seclusion and physical restraint in schools (H.R. 1893), H2538 [9MY], H2843 [22MY]

——— restore cap on percentage of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities participating in alternate assessments, H4698, H4699, H4703 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (H.R. 274), H3364 [13JN]

——— conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations and unvaccinated populations (H.R. 1757), E576 [26AP]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (H.R. 628), H487 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend veterans assistance programs, H7616, H7617 [10DE]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (H.R. 2540), H5870 [26SE]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 671), H3029–H3032 [4JN]

——— post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma treatment funding, H3063, H3064 [4JN]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (H.R. 1725), H5870 [26SE]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (H.R. 2527), H5869 [26SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5865–H5871 [26SE]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H2034 [16AP]

——— frontotemporal degeneration research and awareness funding, E1423 [3OC]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (H.R. 1508), H5825 [25SE]

——— promote autism awareness efforts, E552 [25AP]

Domestic policy: address culture of violence, H76–H82 [14JA]

Federal aid programs: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 3717), H7697 [12DE]

Firearms: ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence, H2074, H2076, H2077, H2107 [17AP]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence (H.R. 1565), H2035 [16AP], H3360, H3361, H3362, H3363 [13JN], E860 [14JN], E1049 [11JY]

——— role of mental health and exposure to violent media in mass shootings, H636 [26FE], H811–H813 [28FE]

——— role of mental health reporting in preventing mass shootings, H5657 [19SE]

Fleming, Josh: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E313 [15MR]

GAO: require audit of Federal funding for mental illness diagnosis, research, and treatment, H1868 [10AP]

Health: health care programs funding, H1670 [20MR]

——— improve programs related to mental health disorders, H1872 [10AP], H6291 [5OC], H7260, H7264 [20NO]

Hinke, Joey: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E312 [15MR]

Institute of Medicine: provide for a study on gaps in mental health services and how these gaps can increase the risk of violent acts (H.R. 1615), H5840 [26SE]

Kautzky, Keegan: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E358 [21MR]

Lozier, John: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E310 [15MR]

Medicare: increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (H.R. 1507), H5624 [18SE], H7008 [13NO]

Melwood (organization): anniversary, E1657 [14NO]

Mental Health Association of Morris County: anniversary, E667 [15MY]

Mental Health Month: observance, H2917 [23MY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: observance, H6427 [9OC], E1413 [1OC], E1573 [24OC]

Military Mental Health Awareness Day: observance, H2638 [15MY]

National Autism Awareness Month: observance, H2231 [23AP], H2312 [25AP], E576 [26AP]

National Commission on Employment and Economic Security: establish (H.R. 3642), E1775 [3DE]

——— establish (H.R. 3651), E1790 [4DE]

National Emergency Summit on Urban Violence: convene, H4531 [17JY]

National Football League: address player safety relative to head trauma, H2941 [23MY], E780 [4JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: observance, H4011 [25JN], H4046 [26JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: observance, H4092 [27JN]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, H5865–H5871 [26SE], E1384, E1386 [26SE], E1403 [30SE]

National Suicide Prevention Week: observance, H5516, H5532 [12SE]

National Therapeutic Recreation Month: observance, H529 [14FE]

NewBridge Services (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E358 [21MR]

Oakland County, MI: anniversary of Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority, E1862 [12DE]

Ohio Psychological Association: tribute, H1335 [12MR]

Opportunity Partners (nonprofit organization): anniversary, H2789 [20MY]

Ostanik, Matthew: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E280 [13MR]

Page, Benjamin: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E352 [21MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: mental illness coverage and funding, H8103 [12DE]

Petersen, Dustin: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E279 [13MR]

Prince William County, VA: tribute to Rainbow Therapeutic Riding Center volunteers, E972 [26JN]

Professional Social Work Month: observance, E291 [13MR], E305 [14MR]

PRS, Inc.: anniversary, E1453 [8OC]

Renkoski, Nick: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E355 [21MR]

Rowley, Rachel: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E357 [21MR]

Ruan, John, IV: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E356 [21MR]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students, H81 [14JA]

Soma, Jennifer: Business Record (publication) Forty Under 40 honoree, E361 [21MR]

Steele, Elliott: National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare Reintegration Award for Achievement recipient, E471 [16AP]

Veterans: HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program funding, H5154, H5155, H5161–H5164 [30JY]

Village Project, Inc.: anniversary, E669 [15MY]

Whitehouse Station, NJ: anniversary of Anderson House women’s addiction center, E87 [4FE]

World Alzheimer’s Month: observance, E1349 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: ensure access to quality mental health care for active duty servicemembers, veterans, and family members, S3321 [9MY]

Children and youth: revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies, S2725 [17AP]

——— revise and extend programs to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies (S. 116), S222 [23JA]

Community Mental Health Act: anniversary, S7710–S7712 [31OC]

Dept. of Defense: implement online computerized assessment to detect behaviors indicating suicide risk and other mental health conditions for Armed Forces members (S. 810), S3032 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs (S. 153), S291 [24JA], S7712 [31OC]

——— integrate mental health services for older adults into primary care settings and provide grants for geriatric mental health treatment outreach teams (S. 1119), S4023 [7JN]

——— provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvements (S. 265), S526 [7FE]

——— provide health care practitioners in rural areas with training in preventive health care (S. 726), S6552 [18SE]

——— revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs (S. 195), S2676 [16AP]

Dept. of Justice: provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans, S8438 [21NO]

——— provide the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs authority to establish a prescription drug take-back program for Armed Forces members and veterans (S. 1089), S3957 [4JN]

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, S2719, S2742 [17AP]

——— improve benefits and assistance to surviving spouses of veterans (S. 735), S2686 [16AP]

Diseases: strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (S. Res. 303), S8341, S8349, S8366–S8368 [20NO]

——— support goals and implementation of National Alzheimer’s Project Act and National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease (S. Res. 301), S8198 [19NO], S8349 [20NO]

Firearms: address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, S3150, S3151 [7MY], S6495 [17SE], S8641–S8643 [11DE], S8902 [17DE]

——— address gun violence, improve record availability to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, address mental illness in the criminal justice system, and end straw purchases and gun trafficking, S2721–S2724, S2727, S2734, S2740 [17AP]

——— ensure prohibited purchasers are included in National Instant Criminal Background Check System, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence, S2629–S2631, S2635–S2644 [15AP], S2660–S2665, S2670–S2674, S2677 [16AP], S2697, S2709–S2714, S2729–S2732, S2735–S2740 [17AP], S2775 [18AP], S3356, S3360 [13MY], S3503 [15MY], S4544 [18JN], S6480 [17SE]

——— gun control, S1699–S1701 [12MR], S2453 [8AP], S7056 [30SE]

——— role of mental health reporting in preventing mass shootings, S2579 [11AP]

Health: reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders, S2730 [17AP], S2781 [18AP]

Health care facilities: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care, S2633–S2635 [15AP]

——— expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (S. 264), S7710–S7712 [31OC]

Medicare: cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (S. 562), S1855 [14MR]

Mental Health Month: observance, S3321 [9MY]

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 162), S2676 [16AP], S7712 [31OC], S9045 [19DE]

Mosaic (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 36), S790 [14FE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 169), S4432 [12JN]

——— observance, S5487 [27JN]

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 106), S2904 [23AP]

National School Counseling Week: designate (S. Res. 27), S569 [7FE]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: observance, S6616 [19SE]

——— support goals and ideals (S. Res. 262), S6968 [26SE]

NIH: impact of budget sequestration on research, S1701 [12MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of Prevention and Public Health Fund, S6880 [24SE]

Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students (S. 403), S6627–S6629 [19SE]

Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (S. 997), S3661 [21MY]

Veterans: improve mental health care, reduce backlog of benefits claims, and provide education and employment opportunities for all veterans, S7910 [7NO]

Reports filed

Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 975), S9051 [19DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation Evaluation Improvement for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or Mental Health Conditions Related to Sexual Trauma: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 671) (H. Rept. 113–63), H2773 [17MY]

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 162), S4792 [20JN]

Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 689), S2589 [11AP]

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 602) (H. Rept. 113–159), H4825 [19JY]

Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 572) (S. Rept. 113–86), S6295 [9SE]

Texts of

H.R. 671, Dept. of Veterans Affairs’ disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma improvement, H3029 [4JN]

S. 2, Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 562, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act, S1855 [14MR]

S. 726, Rural Preventive Health Care Training Act, S2653 [15AP]

S. 735, Survivor Benefits Improvement Act, S2686 [16AP]

S. Res. 27, National School Counseling Week, S527 [7FE]

S. Res. 36, Mosaic (organization) anniversary, S787 [14FE]

S. Res. 78, support goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day, S1909 [18MR]

S. Res. 106, support goals and ideals of National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day, S2902 [23AP]

S. Res. 169, National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, S4410 [12JN]

S. Res. 262, support goals and ideals of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, S6962 [26SE]

S. Res. 301, support goals and implementation of National Alzheimer’s Project Act and National Plan To Address Alzheimer’s Disease, S8198 [19NO]

S. Res. 303, strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding, S8365 [20NO]