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Mental Health Care For Returning Veterans
The challenge of providing mental health care for returning veterans has prompted new ideas and new collaborations — but more is needed. Read the executive summary from USMI's roundtable discussion.

Federal Health Update:
• The House Armed Services Committee approved H.R. 5658, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009.

• On May 15, 2008, Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) invoked his oversight authority as Chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee to formally request data from VA on veterans' suicides that is not otherwise available to the Congress.

• The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it has established a new advisory committee to respond to issues for veterans who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 1990–1991.

• Much More...

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IFHC MANAGING DIRECTOR

NANCY TOMICH

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