Bill > H3278

This bill establishes a special commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health condition often experienced by individuals who have been exposed to traumatic events, in law enforcement officers. The commission will be composed of legislative members from both the House of Representatives and the Senate, with minority party representation, along with designees from the Commissioner of Public Safety, the Colonel of the State Police, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as well as the Commissioner of Mental Health, and three appointees by the Governor, including a representative from the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association. This commission's mandate is to investigate the causes and prevalence of PTSD among police officers in the Commonwealth, analyze various prevention and treatment methods and programs, including those used in other states, and ultimately recommend the most effective strategies for addressing PTSD in police officers, considering existing programs within the Commonwealth.