it must be acknowledged that millions of veterans aresolelydependent on the VA for healthcare, including hundreds of thousands without health insurance, millions who are unemployed or employed below the poverty level, and tens of thousands who are homeless due to conditions l...
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This statistic shows the distribution of U.S. veterans' caregivers in 2010, by hours of care provided. In that year, some 16 percent of caregivers of veterans spend 9 to 20 hours a week helping their patient. Distribution of U.S. veterans' caregivers in 2010, by hours of care...
One example is mental health care. Many people have heard the devastating statistic that 20 veterans a day take their own lives, but how that breaks down is less well-known. The suicide rate among male veterans is 19 percent higher when compared to civilian men, which is heartbreaking. How...
Both lawmakers and VA officials cited that statistic as evidence that their veteran-focused programs are effective. The next step, they said, is making sure they are more efficient and more fully used. “We have a responsibility to abolish chronic...