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VA SUICIDE PREVENTION PANEL COMPLETES DRAFT REPORT
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September 9, 2008
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release:
A blue-ribbon panel has praised the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for its "comprehensive strategy" in suicide prevention that includes a "number of initiatives and innovations that hold great promise for preventing suicide attempts and completions."
Among the initiatives and innovations the group studied were VA's Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-TALK. The lifeline is staffed by trained professionals 24 hours a day to deal with any immediate crisis that may be taking place. Nearly 33,000 veterans, family members or friends of veterans have called the lifeline in the year that it has been operating. Of ...
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