The bill acknowledges the mental health challenges faced by public safety officers due to job-related stress, recommending the establishment of programs providing state-of-the-art treatments and preventative care for post-traumatic stress disorder. The Attorney General is required to submit a report to Congress outlining proposed programs, grant conditions, program administration, legislative language, and estimated annual appropriations. Consultation with relevant stakeholders, including federal, state, tribal, and local agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations, is mandated during the report's development. Overall, the bill aims to improve the mental health support available to public safety officers and telecommunicators, acknowledging the risks they face and seeking to address them through collaborative and evidence-based approaches.
Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025
This bill requires the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report on one or more proposed programs for providing mental health care to public safety officers and related personnel.
Under the bill, a proposed program must be administered by DOJ and must make treatment and preventative care available to public safety officers and public safety telecommunicators for job-related post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder.
The bill requires the report to also include draft legislative language related to each proposed program, as well as the estimated cost for administering each proposed program.