Senator Chris Murphy "alarmed" by suicide rates?

Senator Chris Murphy needs to read what has already been written on military and veteran suicides before he asks for one more dime to be spent and demand answers before one more cockamamie program begins. You'd think nothing would shock me after all these years but even I didn't know the "resilience" programs have cost tax payers billions a year and thousands of lives while the Congress fails to open their eyes.

Read about it yourself in THE WARRIOR SAW, SUICIDES AFTER WAR

Murphy Calls for Immediate VA Action to Reduce Veteran Suicide Rates
'These alarming rates of veterans who are turning to self-harm are totally and completely unacceptable,' said Sen. Chris Murphy.
Brookfield Patch
By Robert Mayer
May 11, 2013

Thursday, in response to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), urging Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to immediately act to reduce suicide rates among our nation’s veterans.

Suicide is the leading cause of death among service members who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, with as many as 22 veterans taking their lives each day. The OIG’s alarming report revealed that 30 percent of patients examined who were at risk of suicide did not receive follow-up care after being discharged from a Veterans Health Administration inpatient mental health facility. Additionally, the report highlighted the disturbing fact that while most veterans who attempt suicide after a mental health stay do so within the first week of being discharged, only 27 percent receive a follow-up evaluation within 48 hours of the discharge.

An article on this report was published by the Connecticut Health Investigative Team yesterday, underlining the need for the VA to address veterans’ health problems in a more timely manner. In his letter, Murphy requested that the VA provide him with a comprehensive overview of the improvements it plans to make to reduce suicide rates, and immediately implement policy that will protect veterans from suicide.
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