{"id":10671,"date":"2022-02-19T03:23:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T13:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=10671"},"modified":"2022-02-19T03:23:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T13:23:14","slug":"senators-raise-concerns-about-lack-of-oversight-to-prevent-veteran-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2022\/02\/19\/senators-raise-concerns-about-lack-of-oversight-to-prevent-veteran-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators Raise Concerns About Lack of Oversight To Prevent Veteran Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"10673\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2022\/02\/19\/senators-raise-concerns-about-lack-of-oversight-to-prevent-veteran-suicide\/vet-suicide\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vet-suicide.jpeg?fit=1170%2C547&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1170,547\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vet suicide\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vet-suicide.jpeg?fit=300%2C140&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vet-suicide.jpeg?fit=640%2C299&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vet-suicide.jpeg?resize=391%2C183\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10673\" width=\"391\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vet-suicide.jpeg?resize=1024%2C479&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vet-suicide.jpeg?resize=300%2C140&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vet-suicide.jpeg?resize=768%2C359&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/vet-suicide.jpeg?w=1170&amp;ssl=1 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven senators including Senators Mazie Hirono and Bernie Sanders voiced out their concerns about a Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General report highlighting failures within the department to screen and prevent suicide among veterans.<br><br>The report titled <em>Evaluation of the Department of Defense\u2019s Implementation of Suicide Prevention Resources for Transitioning Uniformed Service Members <\/em>found that the DoD did not establish and implement oversight of the Mental Health Assessment. They also lacked proper suicide risk screening procedures for transitioning servicemembers.<br><br>In a letter to the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough, the senators highlighted the importance of first-year post-separation for service members, veterans, and their families.<br><br>\u201cThese suicide prevention screening deficiencies could affect patient care at an important point in a veteran\u2019s life,\u201d they wrote in the letter.<br><br>\u201cDoD and VA must do more to continue assisting servicemembers as they transition from uniform to civilian life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Senators joined on the letter to the DoD and VA are namely Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ).<br><br>\u201cVeterans and servicemembers have devoted their lives to defending our country and keeping us safe,\u201d&nbsp;Hirono said.<br><br>\u201cWhen they make the transition to civilian life, we must ensure that the DoD and VA will provide comprehensive care, including services that support holistic health and wellbeing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven senators including Senators Mazie Hirono and Bernie Sanders voiced out their concerns about 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