Tex. Gov't Code § 526.0604 · Subchapter M. SERVICE MEMBERS, DEPENDENTS, AND VETERANS
INSTRUCTION GUIDE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND CAREGIVERS OF VETERANS WHO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission and the Texas Veterans Commission jointly shall produce and make publicly available an instruction guide for family members and caregivers of veterans who have mental health disorders.
(b) The instruction guide produced under this section must include:
(1) general education about different mental health disorders, including instruction intended to improve understanding about the experience of individuals suffering from those mental health disorders;
(2) techniques for handling crisis situations and administering mental health first aid to individuals suffering from mental health disorders;
(3) techniques for coping with the stress of living with an individual with a mental health disorder; and
(4) information about related services available for family members and caregivers of veterans who have mental health disorders that are provided by the commission, the Texas Veterans Commission, other state agencies, community organizations, and mental health services providers.
(c) The commission and the Texas Veterans Commission each shall publish the guide produced under this section on the respective agency's Internet website.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 139 (S.B. 63), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2023.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Section 531.0932 by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 8.024, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.526.htm
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