AMVETS initiates new mental health care partnership with the VA

On March 3, AMVETS announced their new mental health care partnership alongside the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is the beginning of stronger efforts by both institutions to work against veteran suicide. The chief strategy officer of AMVETS said, “We have to start saving lives, not just talking about it.” The new program is nicknamed HEAL for healthcare, evaluation, advocacy and legislation. This program was unveiled the same week in which VA officials sent their initiatives to the White House regarding mental health services. The HEAL plan will give mental health services to everyone leaving the ranks to better examine the most vulnerable veterans before they self-harm. In January President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing VA Secretary David Shulkin and the Department of Defense and Homeland Security to devise a plan for improving access to mental health services within 90 days and to implement it in 180 days. The President said the…

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