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Veterans, mental health advocates , and Veterans Affairs (VA) officials testified on their efforts to improve access to and the quality of mental and physical health care services for vetera…

Tregg Duerson and Mike Turner spoke at a suicide prevention conference. Mr. Duerson talked about his family’s struggle after his father, former Chicago Bears football player Dave Duerson, co…

Military leaders talked about some of the improvements that have been made to the detection and treatment of mental health problems in veterans.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spoke about the increase in veteran suicides. He talked about changing the military culture of embarrassment over needing help, and better coordination between…

Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Pamela Hyde spoke at a conference on suicide prevention.