To the Point
The VA and an Epidemic of Veteran Suicides
It’s been two years since the scandal first broke about overlong wait-times for veterans seeking medical care -- but the billions spent didn’t fix the problem and in some instances may have made things worse -- that’s according to a new federal report.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 1 min readIt’s been two years since the scandal first broke about overlong wait-times for veterans seeking medical care -- but the billions spent didn’t fix the problem and in some instances may have made things worse -- that’s according to a new federal report. The findings coincide with another new study that confirms a disturbing statistic often cited about veterans mental health -- roughly 20 veterans commit suicide every day.
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Barbara Bogaev
radio journalist
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Elizabeth Segal
freelance journalist
Paul von Zielbauer
Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times
Patricia Kime
Military Times