1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017 . 2. Study on efficacy of Veterans Crisis Line (a) Study The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study on the outcomes and the efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line during the five-year period beginning January 1, 2014, based on an analysis of national suicide data and data collected from the Veterans Crisis Line. (b) Matters included The study under subsection (a) shall address the following: (1) The efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line in leading veterans to sustained mental health regimens, by determining— (A) the number of veterans who, after contacting the Veterans Crisis Line and being referred to a suicide prevention specialist, begin and continue mental health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and (B) the number of veterans who, after contacting the Veterans Crisis Line and being referred to a suicide prevention specialist, either— (i) begin mental health care furnished by the Secretary but do not continue such care; or (ii) do not begin such care. (2) The visibility of the Veterans Crisis Line, by determining— (A) the number of veterans who contact the Veterans Crisis Line and have not previously received hospital care or medical services furnished by the Secretary