WASHINGTON – Starting Jan. 17, Veterans in acute suicidal crisis will be able to go to any VA or non-VA health care facility for emergency health care at no cost – including inpatient or crisis residential care for up to 30 days and outpatient care for up to 90 days. Veterans do not need to ...

The rates of veteran suicide are unacceptably high. Veterans deserve the best care. They sacrifice so much for all of us, and they deserve much better care than they’re getting for the consequences of their sacrifices. One organization that’s seeking to address this problem is Let’s Rethink This....

Editors note: A glimpse of the power of awareness. Once people learn of solutions, they next educate themselves (can you actually abolish medical debt?) and then put those remedies to work. The Veteran Mission Possible campaign, itself an outgrowth of the RIP Medical Debt charity&nb...

It’s that terrible/joyful holiday period when we push aside our pains and disappointments to join with the joy of the season and imagine a coming year full of wonders and possibilities. Of those pains here in America, none is greater than that of the specter of suicide, especially those among ou...

I learned this week that the government of my city, New York, is advocating for reducing restrictions on police officers bringing individuals in for mandatory psychiatric care against their wills. We’ve discussed why emergency care is problematic in Substack before.  This directiv...