Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Conor Lamb introduced H.R. 8147, the Testing, Researching and Expanding Alternative Treatments Act. This legislation would increase veterans’ access to integrative health care and mental health services to improve the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ suicide-prevention efforts.
“It is imperative that our nation’s veterans receive access to the highest-quality medical testing and holistic treatment options, including for mental health,” Fitzpatrick said. “Building upon my partnership with Rep. Lamb on the Whole Veteran Act, our bipartisan TREAT Act will provide our veterans with integrative health options for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety. I am proud to work with my friend, Rep. Lamb, on improving our veterans’ access to the care that they deserve.”
The Act requires the VA to establish a two-year program to provide complementary and integrative health services for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety. The bill also requires a study on providing integrative health treatments such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture, chiropractic care and other treatments that help with mental or physical health conditions.
