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January 17, 2010
Rep. McMahon says questionnaires for troops back from war zones "simply do not suffice."
The New York Daily News (1/11, Sisk) "Mouth of the Potomac" blog noted that Rep. Michael McMahon (D-NY), "a co-founder of the Congressional Invisible Wounds Caucus, said the VA and the Pentagon should provide the staff and funding for the psychological screening of all troops returning from combat zones.
'Evidently, the paper questionnaires currently in use simply do not suffice,' McMahon said," adding, "How many more young men and women must die before we provide the necessary mental healthcare?"
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Grim record: Army suicides in 2009 hit highest level, accounts for 20% of national suicides," Richard Sisk, The New York Daily News, January 12, 2010.
Posted by admin at January 17, 2010 04:56 PM