HB 43, an amendment to the Pennsylvania Volunteer Health Services Act, was “signed in House” June 18 after unanimously passing the state House and Senate.
The amendment allows Pennsylvania psychologists, psychiatrists and counselors to volunteer to provide free mental health services to military personnel and their families outside a clinic through approved programs such as “Give an Hour”, says State Rep. Jim Cox (R-129)
Programs like Give an Hour provide free services, such as family counseling and substance abuse counseling, at a site that is likely outside a clinical setting such as a library, community center or church.
