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April 13, 2010
VA Offers Lifeline To Troubled Veterans.
On its website, CNN (3/26, Ure) reported that the "Veterans Affairs Department's National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the upstate New York town of Canandaigua," which is "staffed around the clock seven days a week, opened in July 2007, largely borne from widespread criticism that the department was not responding adequately to veterans in crisis."
After noting that Janet Kemp, the "Veterans Administration Suicide Prevention Coordinator, says the phones haven't stopped ringing since" the crisis center's inception, CNN said the "center's newest feature is a chat line for those who prefer computer-oriented communication, especially young vets such as those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan."
Related Links:
- For veterans in crisis, a lifeline," Laurie Ure, CNN, March 26, 2010.
Posted by admin at April 13, 2010 08:30 PM