ProPublicaJan 6, 2024

When #Veterans in Crisis Can’t Get Help
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Two veterans sought #psychiatric care at a VA clinic in Chico, #California. They were bounced between virtual providers and struggled to get support in the threadbare system. A staffer worried, “We are going to kill someone.”

Then tragedy struck.

CW: This article contains descriptions of mental illness, violence and sexual assault.

#News #Veterans #Military #MentalHealth #Suicide #Health #HealthCare #Hospitals #Patients

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Three Days of Tragedy: How a VA Clinic’s Inability to Help Veterans in Crisis Destroyed Two Families

Two veterans sought psychiatric care at a VA clinic in Chico, California. They were bounced between virtual providers and struggled to get support in the threadbare system. A staffer worried, “We are going to kill someone.” Then tragedy struck.

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