even more information to Congress, including the enrollment status of the veteran, with respect to the patient enrollment system at the VA, and the most recent encounter between the veteran and any employee or facility of the Veterans Health Administration before the suicide or attempted suicide occurred.VA press secretary Curt Cashour said the VA has not yet taken a position on the bill, but that the department has been transparent about suicide and suicide attempts.
Cashour would not discuss the specific cases of suicides at VA facilities this month, but said, "Our deepest condolences go out to the loved ones affected by these deaths." "Veteran suicide is a national public health crisis that we need to address -- that's why the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs has made it a top priority," said Committee Chairman Mark Takano. "Congress can help develop a response to these tragedies, but we have to know what's happening.
But one leading veterans group has called for a multi-agency investigation into what they're calling a "suicide epidemic among veterans and service members," concerned that the White House initiative would take "at least a year to establish and launch into action."
VetAffairsDems This is a side issue I brought to the attention to the Senate oversight committee before the 'uptick' apparently the oversight committees can see more than the public having their head up their butts
Elder vets most often VN vets are at highest risk of suicide 14 of 20 are over age 50 Post 9/11 w PTSD have the lowest risk
I wonder if neglect of opiod pain management and also likely a severe reduction in benzodiazepine anxiety medication after the la dr involuntary manslaughter led to a mass reduction in prescriptions...
When will the abc reporters accompany the dnc to the border?
They have No Support No help financial No housing No income they fighting for our Country come home and are Not being treated as Heros..this is Sad.
Is VA still running by Trump’s paying customers?