US: Veteran turned away from military hospital commits suicide
By Naomi Spencer Dated 28 July 2008
On July 7, 2008 a Navy veteran suffering from psychological problems hanged himself after being turned away from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Spokane, Washington. A July 20 report by the Spokesman-Review notes that the death of Lucas Senescall was the sixth suicide this year of veterans under care of the Spokane Veterans Administration (VA).
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/jul2008/vets-j28.shtml
US: Emails suggest Veterans Administration cover-up of suicide rate
By Naomi Spencer Dated 26 April 2008
Internal emails from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) turned over to a federal district court in San Francisco this week reveal that the agency’s mental health unit saw a staggering 1,000 suicide attempts every month among veterans receiving government care last year. emails also indicated that among all US veterans, the VA was aware of a suicide rate of 6,570 per year, or 18 suicides every day on average.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/apr2008/vets-a26.shtml
By Naomi Spencer Dated 20 November 2007
As thousands of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan return to the US, the dimensions of the social burden of war are beginning to take shape. A number of recent reports highlight the toll colonial occupation has taken on the physical and mental health of military personnel, as well as the lack of US government medical and financial assistance awaiting them on their return.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/nov2007/vets-n20.shtml
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