{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-75-36e","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, § 36E","heading":"Military service-related behavioral health conditions; development of continuing education program by University of Massachusetts medical school","body":"Section 36E. (a) The University of Massachusetts medical school in Worcester shall develop a continuing education program for licensed mental health professionals on military service-related behavioral health conditions.\n(b) The training and curriculum for the program shall include, but not be limited to: (i) military culture and its influence on the behavioral health of service members and veterans; (ii) symptoms of deployment-related and non-deployment-related behavioral health conditions, including, but not limited to, depression, suicide, insomnia, substance use and post-traumatic stress disorder; (iii) deployment cycle stressors for students who are service members and veterans; (iv) deployment cycle stressors that impact the behavioral health of service members and veterans; (v) outreach strategies for available administrative, non-clinical and clinical services; and (vi) available resources and methods of referral for the treatment of deployment-related behavioral health conditions, including peer support.\n(c) In developing the curriculum for the program, the University of Massachusetts medical school shall consult with relevant stakeholders, including, but not limited to: (i) medical professional associations; (ii) peers and other service members and veterans who have lived experience of seeking or receiving behavioral health services or treatment; and (iii) behavioral health professionals with expertise in providing culturally-competent care.","path":["Part I","Title XII","Chapter 75"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXII/Chapter75/Section36E","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:29Z","sha256":"7d232eb0c97ad80bb478ab7b1e9abba5ed5031c678f4dcc7c9fcaf5d4c27d453","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-75-36d","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-75-37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}