; Whereas 5.5 million veterans and servicemembers rely on the Department of Veterans Affairs for health services, and 1.5 million veterans have received a mental health diagnosis, and— (1) 1 in 4 active duty members shows signs of mental health conditions; (2) the rate of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is 15 times higher in servicemembers than compared to civilians due to military combat and military sexual assault and trauma; (3) the rate of depression is 5 times higher in servicemembers than compared to civilians; (4) every day, 22 veterans die by suicide; (5) there is a fear of disclosing mental health conditions and substance use disorders and seeking treatment due to negative career implications; and (6) less than 50 percent of veterans receive the mental health treatment and services they need; Whereas 11 percent of those entering the Veterans Affairs health system meet the criteria for a substance use disorder; Whereas veterans are more likely to have an alcohol use disorder than civilians; Whereas 2 in 10 veterans with PTSD have a comorbid substance use disorder, and 1 in 3 veterans seeking services for a substance use disorder also have PTSD, showing the interconnectedness between these conditions; Whereas there is a need to better educate all those in the criminal justice system on the impact and needs of those with mental health conditions and substance use disorders; Whereas the United States justice system is the largest provider of mental health services, and it was not built, or intended to be used, for that purpose, and— (1) there are 550,000 people currently incarcerated with mental illness; (2) 1 in 5 people incarcerated has a serious mental illness; and (3) of those incarcerated, 75 percent with a serious mental illness suffer from a co-occurring substance use disorder; Whereas there is a need for incentives to reduce inappropriate incarceration and detention for those with mental health and substance use disorder needs