I do not disagree, however, with your statement.

We have just got to do better.

Thank you for that answer.

This Committee does want to work together with the Department of Veterans Affairs to save lives.

This isn't saleable. It is keeping people out of our military when we need more people in our military.

I wish that your answer would have been, the VA is now providing direction to all VAs, all VISNs, all hospitals, all providers that community care is an option.

There is a lot of things that are really pleasing to me in this legislation, and this grant program is one of them that I think gives an opportunity for community and personal engagement in veterans' lives.

It is also important because it can be a life and death circumstances.

Why does it take an Inspector General Report for this to be addressed?

I never thought about, when we wrote the Hannon Act that these grants to community organizations might increase the population of who is served.

Any ways for the screening--to streamline the screening and make it more friendly?

We have just got to do better.

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The Office Inspector General published a report last Thursday, September 14th, detailing deficiencies at the Veterans Crisis Line.