Sec. 6. Best practices and other resources for addressing posttraumatic stress disorder in public safety officers
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— develop and assemble evidence-based best practices and other resources to identify, prevent, and treat posttraumatic stress disorder and co-occurring disorders in public safety officers; and reassess and update, as the Secretary determines necessary, such best practices and resources, including based upon the options for interventions to reduce suicide among public safety officers identified in the annual reports required by section 317W(e)(1)(F) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 2 of this Act.
In developing, assembling, and updating the best practices and resources under subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall consult with, at a minimum, the following: Public health experts. Mental health experts with experience in studying suicide and other profession-related traumatic stress. Clinicians with experience in diagnosing and treating mental health issues. Relevant national police, fire, and emergency medical services organizations. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make the best practices and resources under subsection
(a)available to Federal, State, and local fire, law enforcement, and emergency medical services agencies. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall work with Federal departments and agencies, including the United States Fire Administration, to incorporate education and training on the best practices and resources under subsection
(a)into Federal training and development programs for public safety officers. In this section, the term public safety officer means— a public safety officer as defined in section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10284 ); or a public safety telecommunicator as described in detailed occupation 43–5031 in the Standard Occupational Classification Manual of the Office of Management and Budget (2018).
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