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VA employees have to report to work in person on Monday. That worries mental health care providers at the agency who say limited space will affect their ability to provide confidentiality to patients.
Attrition, hiring freezes, and fears of layoffs have medical staff at VA hospitals across the country worried.
VA layoffs, return-to-office mandates affect some mental health services; Some providers forced to cancel appointments because of ban on remote work ...
Officials at the VA say they plan to cut tens of thousands more jobs. Providers there say cutting any jobs will compromise health care. Mental health workers say they're already feeling these impacts.
VA to beef up mental health services for soldiers. July 16, 2007, 7:35 PM EDT / Source: The Associated Press. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson pledged Monday to add mental health services ...
Last year, the VA provided mental health services to 1.3 million veterans, an increase of 35 percent from 2007. The department said it will use funds from the current budget to begin recruitment ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs' top health official, testifying in a lawsuit by veterans' groups that accuse the VA of inept mental health care, cautioned Thursday against overstating the ...
The VA is also seeking to hire 1,000 more mental health providers and establish strong hubs to reach veterans with mental health assistance by phone in rural parts of the country.
Veterans eligible for VA medical care can receive general and specialty mental health treatment as needed. Mental health services are available in primary care clinics (including Home Based ...
At a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing Thursday, legislators promised, once again, to improve the system for the men and women who must rely on VA mental health care.. In emotional ...
VA Provides mental health care to veterans of recent Iraq and Afghanistan wars of comparable or superior quality to other providers, yet substantial unmet need remains National Academies of ...