Posts tagged VA mental health
NURSE BLOWS THE WHISTLE, TRUMAN VA FIXES PSYCH ADMISSIONS
NURSE BLOWS THE WHISTLE, TRUMAN VA FIXES PSYCH ADMISSIONS

A nurse’s whistleblower disclosure led VA to find that the Truman VA hospital’s psychiatric unit in Columbia, Mo., used admission rules stricter than national policy, and some staff believed they could override a provider’s decision to admit.

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ReportsVA Headlines staffTruman VA, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital, Columbia Missouri VA, VA whistleblower, Office of Special Counsel, VA mental health, inpatient psychiatric care, 2026
6,488 VETERAN SUICIDES IN 2024: 62% WERE OUTSIDE VA CARE
6,488 VETERAN SUICIDES IN 2024: 62% WERE OUTSIDE VA CARE

VA’s 2026 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report counts 6,488 veteran suicides in 2024, about 17.7 a day and 174 fewer than 2023. Most of those veterans, 62%, were not getting VA health care. Help is available: dial 988, press 1.

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ReportsVA Headlines staffveteran suicide, veteran suicide rate 2024, VA suicide prevention report 2026, Veterans Crisis Line, VA mental health, Veterans Health Administration, 2026