San Bernardino Survivors Would Have to Repay Federal Funds Used for Treatment

Survivors of the December 2015 terrorist shooting in San Bernardino who tap into the $4 million the Department of Justice last year allocated to provide mental health treatment, crisis counseling and other services could be forced to repay that money out of their workers’ compensation awards. The California Victim Compensation Board is charged with distributing the money U.S. Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, secured in December 2016. Last month, the board sent a letter to survivors of the attack saying that it can provide assistance with medical and mental health expenses that a...