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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 · Sec. 402

Sec. 402. OVERSIGHT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION MEDIA OUTREACH CONDUCTED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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## SEC. 402 OVERSIGHT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION MEDIA OUTREACH CONDUCTED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS **[**[38 U.S.C. 1720F note](/us/usc/t38/s1720F)**]** ###
(a)Establishment of Goals ####
(1)In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish goals for the mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns of the Department of Veterans Affairs, which shall include the establishment of targets, metrics, and action plans to describe and assess those campaigns. ####
(2)Use of metrics #####
(A)In general The goals established under paragraph
(1)shall be measured by metrics specific to different media types. #####
(B)Factors to consider In using metrics under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall determine the best methodological approach for each media type and shall consider the following: ######
(i)Metrics relating to social media, which may include the following: ######
(I)Impressions. ######
(II)Reach. ######
(III)Engagement rate. ######
(IV)Such other metrics as the Secretary considers necessary. ######
(ii)Metrics relating to television, which may include the following: ######
(I)Nielsen ratings. ######
(II)Such other metrics as the Secretary considers necessary. ######
(iii)Metrics relating to email, which may include the following: ######
(I)Open rate. ######
(II)Response rate. ######
(III)Click rate. ######
(IV)Such other metrics as the Secretary considers necessary. #####
(C)Update The Secretary shall periodically update the metrics under subparagraph
(B)as more accurate metrics become available. ####
(3)Targets The Secretary shall establish targets to track the metrics used under paragraph (2). ####
(4)Consultation In establishing goals under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the following: #####
(A)Relevant stakeholders, such as organizations that represent veterans, as determined by the Secretary. #####
(B)Mental health and suicide prevention experts. #####
(C)Such other persons as the Secretary considers appropriate. ####
(5)Initial report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report detailing the goals established under paragraph
(1)for the mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns of the Department, including the metrics and targets for such metrics by which those goals are to be measured under paragraphs
(2)and (3). ####
(6)Annual report Not later than one year after the submittal of the report under paragraph (5), and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report detailing— #####
(A)the progress of the Department in meeting the goals established under paragraph
(1)and the targets established under paragraph (3); and #####
(B)a description of action to be taken by the Department to modify mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns if those goals and targets are not being met. ###
(b)Report on Use of Funds by Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and semiannually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing the expenditures and obligations of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Veterans Health Administration during the period covered by the report.
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OVERSIGHT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION MEDIA OUTREACH CONDUCTED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
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