May is #MentalHealth Awareness Month 
Last year, the President signed into law a bill I introduced to support law enforcement called the Law Enforcement Mental Health & Wellness Act.
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We place so much emphasis & attention on our police officers’ physical fitness, but we need to do more to ensure they are mentally healthy as well.
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This law makes grants available to initiate peer mentoring pilot programs, develops training for mental health providers specific to law enforcement mental health needs, &supports law enforcement officers by....
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studying the effectiveness of crisis hotlines &annual mental health checks. It directs the Department of Defense &the Department of Veterans Affairs to share best practices used by the military to help soldiers with PTSD &...
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other mental health challenges with local law enforcement agencies to better address mental health challenges faced by officers. Learn more about this law in an op-ed I wrote in the
@indystar >>https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/readers/2017/06/06/ini-letters-editor-060217-b/365185001/ …Show this thread
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