In Kansas, we have 105 counties, all of them are covered by a community mental health center.
Providing counseling to the counselors.
let's see if we can get it resolved and solved for the benefit of our veterans.
I've been working to get other professionals included within the VA system.
Thank you very much. And in that regard, I would compliment you.
For veterans who may be watching or listening to the hearing, we want you to know that we care.
As long as there is even one Veteran suicide in any community anywhere in our country, we should not rest.
A part of the theme of my conversation with you all today has been the Choice Act.
There are many veterans and many veteran family members and friends who don't know what services are available.
We should treat the loss of even one Veteran to suicide as a national tragedy and the loss of 20 Veterans a day as a nat...
You would have to have a Medicare provider number in order to...
The suicide prevention team is there in that moment of acute crisis.
it appears to me that there are significant impediments and not much results in the hiring of these professionals.
I think that's a good point. There are certain things that the VA has through history and volume, experience, and the co...
So any of the veterans who use the call center would not end up receiving any attention by you.
I would also highlight, this may be nationwide, but in Kansas, we have mobile vet centers who travel the state in a larg...
My final and usual question in a hearing like this is, is there anybody on the panel who feels like they have not had th...
In my view, this has been useful.
