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Committee advances bill to provide free bereavement counseling to families of veterans who die by suicide
Summary
A3157 would direct the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to match family members and volunteer caregivers of veterans who die by suicide with clinicians, with no fee for recipients and clinicians donating time. Supporters called the measure long overdue; veterans groups raised eligibility and implementation concerns.
The Assembly Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs released A3157, a bill directing the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to establish a bereavement counseling program for family members and volunteer caregivers of veterans who die by suicide. The program would use the department’s regional veteran service officers and funeral directors to provide information and match family members with clinicians; clinicians would volunteer services at no charge to the families.
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