VA Coaching into Care Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to set up a pilot program within one year that runs a toll-free hotline for family members, friends, and people who live with veterans. The hotline would be staffed by VA psychologists and social workers who give advice on how to talk about mental and behavioral health with a veteran and make referrals to VA or outside mental health services. The VA would have to share information about the program with veterans organizations, place flyers and posters in Vet Centers and VA medical facilities, and promote it online. The program would end three years after it starts, and the VA would then report to Congress on call numbers, referrals, outreach, and whether to continue or expand it.

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Sponsors

• Timothy M. Kennedy Democrat sponsor
• 2 cosponsors