Lansing, MI – Local State Representative Will Bruck this week offered testimony in support of a plan he is sponsoring to help improve access to mental health services for veterans throughout Michigan.
The House Bills, in part, would:
- Establish the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention within the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency. It also ensures the collection of data surrounding mental health and substance abuse issues.
- Establish a statewide outreach program on mental health and substance abuse for service members and veterans.
- Create a transition program for all Army and Air National Guard members in the state. Sponsored by Bruck and modeled after many of the same courses that are required for service members leaving the armed forces, this program will focus solely on mental health and wellbeing, navigating the military to civilian transition, and exploring ways to find purpose after service.
The House Bills remain under consideration by the House Military, Veterans and Homeland Security Committee.
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