A new policy took effect nationwide Thursday, allowing veterans in suicidal crisis to go to any health care facility for emergency treatment for free. But there's some concern over how Oregon vets can get emergency care benefits in the midst of a mental health workforce shortage.
In Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando, and Polk counties alone, more than 100,000 veterans call central Florida home. As of Tuesday, those in acute suicidal crisis can now go to any VA or non-VA healthcare facility for emergency healthcare at no cost.
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A new policy from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is expected to expand access to mental health treatment for suicide care to 9 million veterans.
Montana’s suicide rate was “significantly higher” than the national average not only for veterans, but for the general population as well, a new report says.