August 2007August 2007
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To ensure veterans with emotional crises have round-the-clock access to trained professionals, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has begun operation of a national suicide prevention hot line for veterans. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson said: "Veterans need to know these VA professionals are literally a phone call away. All service members who experience the stresses of combat can have wounds on their minds as well as their bodies. Veterans should see mental health services as another benefit they have earned, which the men and women of VA are honored to provide." VA’s hot line will be staffed by mental health professionals in Canandaigua, N.Y. They will take toll-free calls from across the country and work closely with local VA mental health providers to help callers. The toll-free hot line number is 1 (800) 273-TALK (8255). |
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| To ensure veterans with emotional crises have
round-the-clock access to trained professionals, the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) has begun operation of a national suicide prevention hot line
for veterans. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson said: "Veterans
need to know these VA professionals are literally a phone call away. All
service members who experience the stresses of combat can have wounds on
their minds as well as their bodies. Veterans should see mental health
services as another benefit they have earned, which the men and women of VA
are honored to provide." VA’s hot line will be staffed by mental health
professionals in Canandaigua, N.Y. They will take toll-free calls from
across the country and work closely with local VA mental health providers to
help callers. The toll-free hot line number is 1 (800) 273-TALK (8255). |