established within the department.
§ 8405. Powers and duties of office.
The Office of Veterans' Mental Health Awareness shall have
the power and its duty shall be to:
(1) Conduct departmental policy analysis on specific
issues related to veterans' mental health and awareness.
(2) Act as a liaison to expand the availability of
programs and access to partnered health care providers.
(3) Develop policies to expand and improve outreach
services to all veterans and families in urban and rural
populations.
(4) Perform internal department staff training and,
whenever possible, the training of health care professionals
to ensure early identification and management of veteran
stress-related disorders, including combat-related disorders.
(5) Assist health care providers that are partnered with
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on
educational training related to mental health and sexual and
personal trauma of veterans.
(6) Identify, in conjunction with the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs, and disseminate a
comprehensive disability examination that has a combat
veteran focus that may be adopted and utilized by health care
providers and identify unnecessary duplication of services
and future service needs.
(7) Serve as a clearinghouse for information regarding
veterans' mental health data, strategies and programs that
address veterans' health issues, including mental health,
sexual and personal trauma, traumatic brain injury,
posttraumatic stress disorder and support services for family
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