Bill > S645

This bill, the Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2023, requires the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, including police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and 911 dispatchers. The bill recognizes that public safety officers face high-stress, traumatic situations that put them at risk of developing PTSD and other behavioral health conditions. It directs the Attorney General to submit a report with proposed programs to provide public safety officers and telecommunicators with access to evidence-based, trauma-informed care, peer support, and family support services to treat or prevent PTSD and acute stress disorder. The report must also include draft legislative language and an estimate of the necessary annual appropriations to administer the proposed programs.