WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) recently introduced the Veterans Crisis Line Support and Safety Act-bipartisan legislation that would improve mental health support and workplace conditions for Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) employees, many of whom are veterans themselves.
"Veterans Crisis Line employees do lifesaving work every day in the most difficult circumstances. Unfortunately, these workers often face emotionally challenging situations. Our bipartisan bill will provide these employees much-needed mental health services and inc...