Establishes Firefighter Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program; appropriates $1 million.
The bill establishes the Firefighter Critical Mental Health Assistance Grant Program in the Department of Human Services. The program awards grants to mental health providers to offer confidential services to firefighters and their immediate family members in mental health crises or suicidal situations. The commissioner is tasked with developing an application process, establishing selection criteria, and publishing a list of approved mental health providers on the department's website. The bill appropriates $1 million from the General Fund to support these efforts.
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