1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Military Mental Health Stigma Reduction Act”.
Military Mental Health Stigma Reduction Act
A BILL
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 to direct the Secretary of Defense to include a description of programs to address and reduce the stigma associated with seeking assistance for mental health or suicidal thoughts in a report.
2. Reports on suicide prevention programs and activities of the Department of Defense
Section 741(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1467) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(J) A description of the programs carried out by the military departments to address and reduce the stigma associated with seeking assistance for mental health or suicidal thoughts.”