Veteran Suicide & Mental Health Crisis Response Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the Veteran Suicide and Mental Health Crisis Response Act, aims to improve mental health support for veterans in South Carolina. It establishes guaranteed immediate access to mental health crisis care for veterans, creates mobile crisis response teams, and requires same-day suicide intervention services statewide. The act also includes provisions for funding and accountability to ensure these services are available.
Key provisions
- Designates locations in each county for veterans to receive same-day behavioral health crisis assessment and stabilization without referrals or insurance requirements.
- Establishes Mobile Veteran Crisis Response Teams staffed by licensed clinicians and veteran peer specialists.
- Requires a 90-minute or less response time for mobile crisis teams, prioritizing rural counties and high-risk areas.
- Mandates same-day suicide intervention care statewide.
- Requires funding for the implementation of these provisions.
- Ensures locations are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
- Requires locations to accept Medicaid.
- Addresses the high veteran suicide rate in South Carolina, particularly among older veterans, rural veterans, and Black veterans.
Who is affected
- Veterans
- Families of Veterans
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Veterans’ Affairs
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