The Time Is Now to Act on TRICARE
Read Counseling Policy Blog's background on TRICARE legislation here.
ACA: Markup of the Defense Authorization bill is just a week away! Call members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees today to support inclusion of a provision in the Defense Authorization bill granting independent practice authority for licensed mental health counselors in Department of Defense programs.
TARGETS: Your OWN members of Congress, especially members of the House Armed Services Committee and Senate Armed Services Committee. Click Here and enter your zip code to find contact information for your legislators.
Every phone call they receive is one more nudge towards giving soldiers and their families easier access to quality mental health services. If you've never made a call to your representative, go ahead and take the plunge. While you've got their staff on the phone, maybe you want to let them know about some other issues you have concerns about. Bend their ears, they work for you.
posted by Gordon D. Smith, LPC @ 2.5.05
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