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Updated: 2:13 PM May 10, 2007
Report: Veterans At Increased Risk Of Suicide Because Of VA Hours
A new report says veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are at increased risk of suicide because VA health clinics don’t offer 24-hour mental health care. Posted: 2:20 PM May 10, 2007 |
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(May 10, 2007)--A report released Thursday is raising new concerns about the mental health treatment available to veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
The report from the inspector general of the Department of Veterans Affairs finds that those veterans are at increased risk of suicide, because V-A health clinics don't have 24-hour mental health care available.
It's the first comprehensive look at mental health care available to veterans, particularly in the area of suicide prevention.
It finds that many facilities lack 24-hour staff, or personnel who are properly trained and that there isn't adequate screening for mental problems.
The study's authors say with about a-third of veterans reporting symptoms of post-traumatic-stress disorder, officials in charge of veterans' health care need to move toward "full deployment of suicide prevention strategies."
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