Congress at Christmastime: When Suicide was in the Senate

Nicole M. "Nicci" Eisenhauer
4 min readDec 22, 2018
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington Cemetery

by Nicole M. “Nicci” Eisenhauer

The landmark ‘21st Century Cures Act of 2016’ saw its second anniversary on December seventeenth. Introduced in 2013 as the ‘Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act’, the bill was crafted by psychologist, Congressman Dr. Tim. Murphy, PhD. Dual-hatted as a Commander in Naval medicine, Murphy waged a four-year battle on stormy seas…

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Nicole M. "Nicci" Eisenhauer

President and Cofounder of American Initiatives for Military Support — AIMS, a member-based professional and advocacy organization.