VA staff and caregivers would get required training to help prevent veteran suicide.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) would regularly update its suicide prevention training. Many VA employees, contractors, community care providers, and family caregivers would take this training when starting their roles and annually. This ensures those interacting with veterans are better prepared to help prevent suicide.
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs has a suicide prevention training course. However, no specific laws require it to be regularly updated. Nor do they mandate that certain staff and caregivers take it annually. If this bill becomes law, the VA would be required to update its training course within 180 days and then every year. It would also mandate that many VA employees, contractors, community care providers, and family caregivers complete this training. They would need to do so when they start their roles and annually thereafter.
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