Legislative Advocacy.
The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act This bipartisan, bicameral legislation will help reduce and prevent mental and behavioral health conditions, as well as increase access to evidence-based treatment for nurses, physicians, medical students and other health care professionals, especially those who continue to be overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
H.R. 1324/S. 467 Improves Emergency Department Screening and Care for Patients at High Risk of Suicide H.R. 1324/S. 467 creates a grant program, established by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to assist EDs in developing protocols for identifying, assessing and treating individuals who are at risk for suicide.
