Bill > HR6712

This bill, the Warrior Wellness Act, aims to address the shortage of mental health providers in the Department of Defense (DoD) and improve the monitoring of medication prescribing practices for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, it requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report describing the shortage of mental health providers, its causes, and its effects on service members, as well as a strategy to better recruit and retain these providers. Additionally, the bill directs the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to establish monitoring programs to review medication prescribing practices that are inconsistent with PTSD treatment guidelines developed by the DoD and the Veterans Health Administration, and to provide regular reports on their findings.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6712/all-info