Veteran Suicide Prevention Review Bill
Official: Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
This bill aims to understand the factors behind veteran suicides by reviewing data on those who died in the last five years. It seeks to improve the safety and well-being of veterans through informed recommendations.
Veteran Suicide Prevention Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete a review of the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the five-year period preceding the enactment of this bill. Covered veterans are those who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the death of the veteran. The VA shall report on the results of the review and make such report publicly available.
1. This bill requires a review of veteran suicides over the past five years. 2. The review will include details like age, gender, and race of the veterans. 3. It will also look at medications prescribed to these veterans at the time of death. 4. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must report findings and recommendations to Congress. 5. The report will be made available to the public within 30 days of completion.
Veterans who received medical care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the past five years.