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A ânational centerâ to reduce veteran suicide? No thank you | Column
Waiting for the phone call to a crisis line is often too little, too late.
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Published Feb. 19
Updated Feb. 19
K9 Partners for Patriots is a nonprofit in Brooksville for veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or Military Sexual Trauma (MST). We exist to prevent veteran suicide, and our mission is to assimilate veterans back into society as contributing members.
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We join the
Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board in its desire to âfind more ways to identify and help veterans in distress,â but we doubt that âcreating a national centerâ would bring us closer to reducing veteran suicide. According to the Veterans Health Administration, our government
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During Phil Roe s Tenure, the VA Budget Nearly Tripled. But He Still Fears It Isn t Enough
In this July 17, 2018, file photo, House Veterans Affairs Chair Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., speaks during a subcommittee hearing about the Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
17 Dec 2020
During his 12 years in Congress, Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., has seen the Department of Veterans Affairs budget balloon from $94 billion in 2008 to $240 billion this year. But as he prepares to retire, he has lingering doubts about how well the money was spent. Throwing more money at something doesn t mean you get a better outcome, Roe, who will go home to Johnson City, Tennessee, when the new Congress is sworn in next month, cautioned the incoming Biden administration.