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The bill expands coordinated mental-health, suicide-prevention, and family support for DHS law-enforcement, but implementation risks — including no dedicated funding, privacy and enforcement gaps, and added administrative burden — could limit effectiveness and deter use.
DHS law-enforcement officers will gain coordinated access to mental-health, suicide-prevention, resiliency programs and a standardized peer-to-peer advisory network that shares trained peer supporters across DHS components.
DHS will collect better data through annual confidential surveys and improved reporting, enabling evidence-based improvements and trend tracking for officer mental-health and suicide-prevention efforts.
Families and surviving caregivers of DHS officers will have access to support and training, extending care beyond employees and helping families manage crises and post-incident needs.
There is no dedicated funding in the text, so promised programs, training, and ongoing services may be limited, delayed, or depend on future appropriations.
Officers' sensitive suicide and mental-health information could be exposed if privacy protections are insufficient, risking confidentiality and trust in the program.
Required data collection, reporting, and program-management tasks may create administrative burdens that divert staff time from operational duties within DHS components.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates a DHS Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program to provide mental health care, suicide prevention, peer support, training, research, and policy guidance for DHS law enforcement components.
Creates a DHS Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program to offer comprehensive mental health, suicide prevention, peer support, training, research, and policy guidance for DHS law enforcement officers and agents across specified components. The program is placed under the office overseen by the Chief Medical Officer and directs the Secretary to administer activities such as data collection, evaluation of component programs, education and training, a peer support network, and an advisory council. The provided text defines which DHS entities are covered and sets program responsibilities but does not specify funding, reporting deadlines, enforcement mechanisms, or an effective date.
Introduced December 10, 2025 by Bennie Thompson · Last progress December 10, 2025