STUDY ON EFFICACY OF CLINICAL AND AT-HOME RESOURCES FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

SEC. 509. STUDY ON EFFICACY OF CLINICAL AND AT-HOME RESOURCES FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Office of Research and Development of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct a study on—(1) the efficacy of clinical and at-home resources, such as mobile applications like COVID Coach, for providers, veterans, caregivers, and family members to use for dealing with stressors; (2) the feasibility and advisability of developing more such resources; (3) strategies for improving mental health care and outcomes for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder; and (4) best practices for helping family members of veterans deal with secondary post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health concerns.136 STAT. 5518