I would urge this Committee and the VA to support the development of these diversionary courts for veterans, and especially combat veterans.
should we need to rely on a U.S. Senator's intervention to get a combat veteran into a critical VA treatment program that might save his lif...
We can't afford to wait for symptoms of the illness to become so overwhelming that servicemembers either reach out for help or have their li...
Senator Tester has been an incredible ally through all of my experiences and involvement with veterans' mental health issues.
I cannot thank him enough for that.
Are there plans or how do you see us increasing mental health crisis beds to be available within a reasonable driving time?
I guess the question I had is if we--and I agree there is need for contracting services, but I do not want to take away from the VA's effect...
I absolutely appreciate your work. Thank you very much for being here.
we need to ensure that the VA has access to, or can arrange, geographically dispersed crisis beds to ensure that no veteran must be made to ...
Early treatment is more effective from both a medical and cost standpoint.
This veteran's plight highlights the fact that our failure to treat a veteran's mental illness at a preliminary stage will eventually lead t...