Panel backs study of firefighter suicide prevention and peer‑support programs
House Bill 1593 would direct the Texas Commission on Fire Protection to form an advisory committee of fire service and mental‑health professionals to study suicide prevention and peer‑support programs; firefighters' union testified on the need for coordinated resources and the bill was left pending.
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Senator Cook explained House Bill 1593 to the Committee on Local Government, saying the bill would create an advisory committee to study suicide prevention and peer support programs for fire departments.
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