Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is working across the aisle to strengthen mental health support for law enforcement officers and their families.
Last month, a bipartisan bill backed by Sen. Ossoff that reauthorizes grant funding for law enforcement family support services and establishes suicide prevention programs and mental health services for law enforcement officers passed the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
The bipartisan Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2024 now heads to the full Senate for a vote.
“Bringing Republicans and Democrats together, I’m working to strengthen mental health support for law enforcement officers and their families. We’ve now passed this bill through Committee and hope to see it passed by the full Senate soon,” Sen. Ossoff said.
According to a 2019 survey, first responders experienced declining mental health but hesitated to seek professional help because of the expectations associated with their jobs.
In 2022, Sens. Ossoff and Chuck Grassley (R-IA)’s bipartisan TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act to fund trainings for first responders, crisis intervention teams, mental health courts, and other programs that help law enforcement assist individuals experiencing mental illness became law.
Click here to read the Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2024.
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