Establishes a council to review and prevent veteran suicides in Massachusetts.
The bill creates a veterans' suicide mortality review and prevention council within the Executive Office of Veterans' Services. The council, composed of 15 members appointed by the governor, will review all veteran and active-duty military suicide deaths in the state, identify trends and risk factors, and recommend prevention strategies. Members include representatives from veteran service organizations, mental health clinicians, public health experts, and law enforcement.
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