Veterans Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008. S. 2162, introduced by Senator Akaka and cosponsored by a bipartisan group of Senators, makes various improvements to veterans' mental health and other forms of care.
S. 2162's improvements to veterans' mental health care include:
1. Setting a standard minimum level of care for substance use disorder, and creating innovative enhancements to treatment
2. Improving treatment to veterans with multiple disorders, such as PTSD and substance use disorder
3. Mandating a review of VA's residential mental health care facilities, to ensure that they are adequately staffed Creating a research program on PTSD and substance use disorder, in cooperation with the National Center for PTSD
4. Enabling VA to provide mental health services to veterans' families, and setting up a program to aid the families of returning servicemembers
President Bush signed the bill into law on October 10, 2008.
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