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Senate bill seeks $300,000 for veterans suicide-prevention grants; broad support from veterans groups
Summary
Senate Bill 95 would provide a one-time $300,000 appropriation to fund community-based veteran suicide-prevention activities, including peer support and outreach, proponents told the House Human Services Committee during a hearing.
Senator Mike Yakawich opened Senate Bill 95 and described the legislation as a one-time request of $300,000 to fund veteran-focused suicide-prevention activities. "We're asking $300,000 one-time," he said, and invited community groups and veterans organizations to describe how the funds would be used.
Multiple proponents testified in favor. Justin Dupree, a Fort Peck tribal council member and veterans committee chair, described personal difficulties with VA behavioral-health encounters and urged more local resources and culturally competent care. Major General J. Peter Ronek, adjutant general and director of the Department of Military Affairs, said the…
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