WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that the bipartisan Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act, legislation she joined to provide grant funding for family support services, and establish suicide prevention and mental health programs for law enforcement officers passed the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan bill reauthorizes critical support programs that are set to expire later this year. Last week in Las Vegas, Senator Rosen highlighted nearly $1 million in federal funding she and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto helped secure to provide mental health training and support for Clark County firefighters and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officers.
“Nevada law enforcement officers are exposed to some of the most difficult situations imaginable as they work to keep our communities safe, and it takes a toll both physically and mentally,” dijo el Senador Rosen. “That’s why I’ve been proud to secure nearly a million dollars to support mental health training for first responders in southern Nevada, and I’ve joined this bipartisan bill to reauthorize critical family support and mental health programs for law enforcement. I’m glad it’s passed the Senate, and I’ll keep working across the aisle to get it signed into law to provide Nevada’s law enforcement community all of the resources, support, and tools they need to do their jobs safely and effectively.”
Senator Rosen has been working to support Nevada’s law enforcement community and ensure it has the resources needed to fight crime and keep communities safe. Earlier this year, bipartisan legislation she helped pass to address the police officer shortage and hire and retain more police officers was convirtió en ley. Senator Rosen also secured over $7 million for law enforcement projects across Nevada through the Fiscal Year 2024 government funding bill, including for the Reno Police Department. She has also worked across party lines to introduce her bipartisan Helping Emergency Responders Overcome (HERO) Act to improve federal mental health support programs available to our nation’s firefighters, law enforcement officers, and other emergency response personnel.
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