Rep. Norcross Wants Immediate Mental Health Care for Veterans
October 5, 2016
NJ TV News. By Erin Delmore
..."It didn't start yesterday, but our understanding of it is something that is starting to change," said Congressman Donald Norcross.
...Norcross is looking to bridge the gap between mental health services for veterans and the care provided to them by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
..."Veterans make up only 12 percent of the population, but they account for 23 percent of the suicides. Veterans over 50 — that's 67 percent of those — are the ones who are taking their own lives. And when we talk about women in the military, a woman under the age of 30 is 12 times more likely to take her life than the general population. Twelve times," Norcross said.
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