The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is establishing a 24-hour, national suicide prevention hot line beginning Aug.31, 2007 that will be based at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center in New York state. The hot line will operate seven days a week, 24-hours a day. Mental health services are provided at each of VA's 153 medical centers and more than 900 outpatient clinics. VA's Canandaigua facility is a VA center of excellence focused on suicide prevention, mental health education and research.
To find information and resources for PTSD, visit http://www.military.com/benefits/resources/ptsd-overview.
National Suicide Crisis Hot Line Coming
Week of July 16, 2007
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