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Veterans' Health

VA Mental Health Caseload Climbing: New Report

By Lisa Chedekel | October 26, 2011

The number of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans receiving mental health care from the VA has quadrupled since 2006, with PTSD and depression the most common diagnoses, a new report by the federal Government Accountability Office shows.

Veterans' Health

Senators: Recognize Families Of Troops Who Commit Suicide

By Lisa Chedekel | May 26, 2011

A group of senators, including Connecticut’s Richard Blumenthal, is asking President Obama to start sending condolence letters to families of U.S. service members who kill themselves, in what would be a reversal of long-standing policy.