1. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 01-01-2007 #1nf010107-1.htm
... seeking care. CRITICAL ISSUE 2: MentalHealth Services for Veterans with Post-Traumatic ... the health-care (including the mentalhealth care) and rehabilitation needs of veterans ... must remain vigilant to ensure that federal mentalhealth programs are sufficiently funded and adapted to ...PTSD) and other combat-related mentalhealth challenges. Issues Affecting Our Newest Generation... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJAN07/nf010107-1.htm
2. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-10-2007 #3 -- VA SYSTEM ILL-EQUIPPED TO TREAT MENTAL ANGUISH OF WAR -- The bullet only grazed his forehead. So he put the gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger again.nf021007-3.htm
... or PTSD, as the most prevalent mentalhealth malady - and one of the top ...-equipped to handle any onslaught of mentalhealth issues and that it plans to continue beefing up mentalhealth care and access under the administration budget ... the VA didn't skimp on mentalhealth care, with a key committee saying... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf021007-3.htm
... systems; the stigma associated with seeking mentalhealth care is slowly diminishing, but far... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/JULFILES/07 25 2007 wounded warriors.pdf
... in all of the chemical dependence and mentalhealth service lines need to be more simply .... Patients treated in the behavioral health mentalhealth intensive outpatient programs who were also receiving standard mentalhealth outpatient services had no treatment plans in ... services. The staff in the outpatient mentalhealth programs were in charge of treatment planning... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/JUNFILES/Preliminary Report - May 07 text.pdf
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 04-20-2007 #1 -- SENATORS ASK GAO TO INVESTIGATE MILITARY'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE -- Seek answers on misdiagnoses, improper discharges, stigma, personality disorder discharges and other MENTAL HEALTH concerns.nf042007-1.htm
... ASK GAO TO INVESTIGATE MILITARY'S MENTALHEALTH CARE -- Seek answers on misdiagnoses ... stigma, personality disorder discharges and other mentalhealth concerns. The Nation's # ... ASK GAO TO INVESTIGATE MILITARY'S MENTALHEALTH CARE -- Seek answers on misdiagnoses ... stigma, personality disorder discharges and other mentalhealth concerns. Story here...... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAPR07/nf042007-1.htm
... ON BEHALF OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR VETERANS HEALTH CARE BUDGET REFORM BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ... Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. I am testifying not ... basic discretionary appropriations system of funding VA health care. The VA health care system must be protected for millions ... which changed eligibility requirements and the way health care was provided to veterans. Greater numbers of veterans became eligible for health care benefits as a result of this ..., to primary care to maintain their health, reflected a broader trend co-occurring in America s private health care sector. The shift allowed VA... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/JULFILES/072507 SVAC testimony.doc
7. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 11-03-2007 #1 -- TOO FEW MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS COMPLICATE CARE IN VA AND MILITARY -- Also, the stigma of mental illness remains a strong deterrent to treatment in the military.nf110307-1.htm
...2007 #1 -- TOO FEW MENTALHEALTH CLINICIANS COMPLICATE CARE IN VA AND MILITARY ...... Social Bookmarking TOO FEW MENTALHEALTH CLINICIANS COMPLICATE CARE IN VA AND MILITARY ... the armed forces and access to quality mentalhealth care for veterans in rural areas are issues that must be addressed now, mentalhealth leaders told members of Congress and their... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf110307-1.htm
8. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-04-2007 #3 -- A MICRO-LOOK AT A MACRO-PROBLEM: VA HEALTHCARE -- Problems facing veterans at the Togus, Maine VA are happening all over the country. Four articles explore the record number of vets seeking treatment, problems with mental health care, difficulties with traveling for VA care and issues of VA eligibility.nf060407-3.htm
... of vets seeking treatment, problems with mentalhealth care, difficulties with traveling for VA ...------- Mental-health care receives mixed diagnosis Maine's ... care for veterans with the most serious mental-health problems. "Maine really needs more mental-health care for veterans, and it needs... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf060407-3.htm
...--- Statistics contradict praise of mentalhealth programs Mentalhealth treatment for Montana vets lags behind nation ... of their budget that goes toward specialized mentalhealth treatment. # While the average veteran receiving specialized mentalhealth treatment in the VA system got 11... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf123007-6.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-17-2007 #1 -- PENTAGON REPORT: MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS BROKEN -- The military system does not have enough resources, funding or personnel to adequately support the psychological health of service members and their families in peace and during conflict.nf061707-1.htm
...1 -- PENTAGON REPORT: MILITARY MENTALHEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS BROKEN -- The ... Printer Friendly Page PENTAGON REPORT: MILITARY MENTALHEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS BROKEN -- The ... report from the Dod Task Force on MentalHealth is here... http: ... and sweeping changes to a peacetime military mentalhealth system strained by today's wars... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf061707-1.htm
