Trump's and VA Secretary Doug Collins policies are destabilizing mental health care for veterans, sources sayhttps://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5325239/veterans-affairs-va-trump-mental-health
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🍊’s policies are destabilizing the mental health of the entire country, save some magas. The worry, anxiety, and hopelessness so many, veterans included, are experiencing hasn’t been revealed yet, but it’s going to surface soon. And massively.
Doug Collins struck me as being singularly mean spirited when he was in Congress. I was right, how cold-blooded do you have to be to play with the mental health care needs of veterans.
I’m going to the Veterans March Friday, March 14. I was looking up stats and there are 17.6 suicides by military veterans EVERY Day. This is Down from the last couple years. I guess if more veterans commit suicide, they don’t need mental healthcare. Collins said that he would take care of us.
Trump is evil. Musk is evil. These evil men do not care about veterans or regular people. I truly hope the courts and the protests by Americans can stop them.
It’s meant to they don’t want to keep disabled vets around. It’s a tactic if they aren’t physically 100% perfect and can work they’re worthless. In the mind of the GOP anybody that’s not 100% physically perfect is a waste of space and money.
Mental health care for veterans should never be a political issue—it’s a moral responsibility. Those who served deserve stability, not uncertainty. Policies should prioritize their well-being, not add to their struggles
Just wait til the Medicaid cuts close hospitals and doctors' offices everywhere. You can have all the insurance you want, but an appointment will be 2 months out and a 2 hour drive.
What should we expect? Afterall, he called them “suckers and losers”. They are worth more in honor, valor, bravery, intelligence and integrity than he can fathom.
All rights let's create reasons for war (Canada, Mexico etc) and then shaft the soldiers than we send of health care including any mental or emotional damage. What could possibly go wrong?~~
So if you tried to overthrow the government get convicted, you will get a bonus. There’s gonna be a lot of unemployed people. Maybe we should overthrow the government and get a job in housing.
I'ma retired US Navy veteran and suffer from PTSD and you are so correct! VA has come a long way since I retired and now this turd is undoing all the food the VA has accomplished! Shane in those who stand by idly and participate in this act of desertion as many of us gave out lives.
The VA @ Bay Pines
Is already cancelling appts in all departments due to staffing. No doubt they will close down their 8 wk inpatient PTSD program that also includes MST treatment within it. A tragedy of epic proportions. I cannot stop my tears. Tragic, unfair and evil.
Mental health care already sucks. I am changing my party affiliation to independent. I have zero faith in the Democrats… I’m actually embarrassed to be a democrat. Democrats in Washington are a disgrace to We The People. Spineless, worthless. POS
Our only chance is for the republicans to come to their senses, if they are threatened, tell everyone and tell who is doing it. Fight back, do it for your families.
Trump needs to be impeached!
If not, every family will feel the "trauma" republicans are not immune!
The VA Secretary does not have a grasp of the breadth of services that are provided to Veterans or doesn’t seem to understand the need for support services and personnel. He’s doing exactly what Trump and Musk have asked him to do!
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This ain't rocket science ...
SHUT IT DOWN NOW!
Is already cancelling appts in all departments due to staffing. No doubt they will close down their 8 wk inpatient PTSD program that also includes MST treatment within it. A tragedy of epic proportions. I cannot stop my tears. Tragic, unfair and evil.
May they burn in hell for eternity!
Our only chance is for the republicans to come to their senses, if they are threatened, tell everyone and tell who is doing it. Fight back, do it for your families.
Trump needs to be impeached!
If not, every family will feel the "trauma" republicans are not immune!
No gun laws what could possibly go wrong.
Let’s fantasize 🤞🤞