Lawmakers admonished the Department of Veterans Affairs last week over reports of veterans committing suicide at its facilities, as well as its lack of progress in reducing veteran suicide rates. House Veterans Affairs Committee members questioned VA staff in a hearing about suicide weeks after the latest VA Inspector General report found institutional failures at one facility that led to a veteran's suicide. About 17 veterans commit suicide each day, one of the VA officials testified, and six of those were in touch with the VA within a year or two of their death. Read more on Military.com.
Lawmakers Question VA over Improving Veteran Care for Suicide
