Team Infidel
Forum Spin Doctor
Washington Post
November 6, 2007
Pg. 4
President Bush signed a bill that provides for improved screening and treatment for veterans at risk of committing suicide.
The law requires mental health training for Department of Veterans Affairs staff, a suicide-prevention counselor at each VA medical facility, and mental-health screening and treatment for veterans who get VA care. It also supports outreach and education for veterans and their families, peer support counseling, and research on suicide prevention.
The VA inspector general reported last May that Veterans Health Administration officials estimate 1,000 suicides a year among veterans receiving care within VHA and as many as 5,000 a year among all veterans.
November 6, 2007
Pg. 4
President Bush signed a bill that provides for improved screening and treatment for veterans at risk of committing suicide.
The law requires mental health training for Department of Veterans Affairs staff, a suicide-prevention counselor at each VA medical facility, and mental-health screening and treatment for veterans who get VA care. It also supports outreach and education for veterans and their families, peer support counseling, and research on suicide prevention.
The VA inspector general reported last May that Veterans Health Administration officials estimate 1,000 suicides a year among veterans receiving care within VHA and as many as 5,000 a year among all veterans.