CA AB718

Establishes a program requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund an academic study on mental health among women veterans in California, contingent on legislative appropriation.

Study must examine demographics, stressors, risk factors, treatment modalities, barriers to access, suicide rates, and other relevant information.

Department must submit a report summarizing study findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than July 31, 2025.

Provisions become inoperative on July 31, 2025, and are repealed January 1, 2026.