Four things Trump can do to improve mental health care for veterans [PBS.org]

Samantha Sangenito 11/15/164:00 AM

Donald Trump will take office in January with strong support among veterans, and he’s made reforms to the Department of Veterans Affairs a key part of his platform. When it comes to one of the biggest health issues facing vets — that of mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder — there’s a lot more to be done.

Trump hasn’t spoken about the subject much. Last month he told a gathering of veterans that his team would be “addressing … very strongly” the issue of suicides among veterans, and that “the whole mental health issue is going to be a very important issue when I take over.” As part of his plans to reform the VA, Trump’s platform would increase the number of mental health care professionals in the agency.

[For more of this story, written by Leah Samuel, go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ru...amp;utm_medium=email]

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