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New law extends VA mental health counseling to more Guard and Reserve members

By Arnab Mondal on October 23, 2020October 29, 2020 army reserves, Department of Veterans Affairs, mental health, national guard, Veterans

President Donald Trump has signed into law a pair of bills that could be crucial in preventing suicides among veterans.

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New productivity targets for counselors could hurt veterans’ mental health care: GAO

By Arnab Mondal on October 6, 2020October 20, 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs, GAO, mental health

New productivity expectations for Department of Veterans Affairs mental health counselors requiring them to see more patients could be detrimental to the quality of care they deliver, a Government Accountability Office report warns.

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Secret Service: Mass attack prevention should focus on behaviors

By Apoorva Mittal on October 1, 2019 Mass Attacks, mental health, Parkland Shooting, Secret Service

Most of the people who carried out mass attacks in public spaces last year had made threatening communications, and 75 percent of those communications had aroused concern in others, the Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center said.

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