Mental Health Needs of Veterans Continues to Grow
Clip: 5/30/2022 | 7m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Two experts who work with Illinois veterans detail their mental health needs.
Since 2010, more than 65,000 veterans have died by suicide – that is more than the total number of deaths from combat during the Vietnam War and the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan combined. The VA operates one of the largest health care systems in the country, and one-third of its veteran patient population has one or more mental health conditions.
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Mental Health Needs of Veterans Continues to Grow
Clip: 5/30/2022 | 7m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Since 2010, more than 65,000 veterans have died by suicide – that is more than the total number of deaths from combat during the Vietnam War and the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan combined. The VA operates one of the largest health care systems in the country, and one-third of its veteran patient population has one or more mental health conditions.
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