The HERO Act (H. R. 1902) aims to improve mental health support for public safety officers like firefighters, police, and emergency medical staff. It directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set up a system that tracks suicides among these workers and develops...
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The HERO Act is a plan to help police, firefighters, and medical workers feel better in their minds by checking on them regularly, giving them support groups, and teaching their doctors how to help them better. It wants to make sure they have tools to feel happier and healthier when they are feeling really stressed or sad.