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: Mental Disability Law BlogPreliminary Injunction Sought Against the Veterans Health Administration
By Danielle
According to Israel News, the Veterans Health Administration recently admitted that that the suicide rate among veterans is 18 per day.
Not surprising, given the study released by the RAND Corporation last week stating that about 300,000 U.S. troops sent to combat in Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from major depression or PTSD, and 320,000 received traumatic brain injuries.
Two veterans’ advocacy groups, Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans United for Truth, brought class-action lawsuit last year alleging that a systematic breakdown at the VA has led to an epidemic of suicides, where the VA claims that veterans are not entitled to mental health care to handle what seems to be a PTSD epidemic. The plaintiffs are now seeking a preliminary injunction to force the VA to immediately treat veterans who show signs of PTSD and are at risk of suicide.
You really should read the full article from Israel News; it offers a good overview of a case well worth watching.
Full post as published by Mental Disability Law Blog on May 06, 2008 (boomark / email).
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