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VHA Directive 1161, Productivity and Staffing in …

(6 days ago) WebRELATED ISSUES: VHA Handbook 1160.01, Uniform Mental Health Services in VA Medical Centers and Clinics, dated September 11, 2008. April 28, 2020 VHA …

https://www.va.gov/VHAPUBLICATIONS/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=8802

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VHA still experiencing ‘severe’ staffing shortages in critical fields

(7 days ago) WebPsychiatry and mental health services are a critical focus of the VA. While the report states that “VHA generally experienced net increases in onboard staffing …

https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2021/09/29/vha-still-experiencing-severe-staffing-shortages-in-critical-fields-watchdog/

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Veterans Health Care: Efforts to Hire Licensed Professional …

(2 days ago) WebVA now employs almost 500 of these professionals—a small proportion of VA's mental health workforce. GAO's analysis of VHA staffing information shows …

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-104696

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Veterans Health Care: Staffing Challenges Persist for Fully …

(2 days ago) WebVA has taken some steps but has not yet fully implemented our recommendation. In May 2023, VA stated that the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention evaluated its current strategies to help …

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-105372

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How the VA Fails Veterans on Mental Health — ProPublica

(4 days ago) WebThe VA, for its part, has steadily increased its funding for mental health over time, federal budget data shows. In 2022, the figure surpassed $13 billion, up from about …

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-veterans-affairs-fails-mental-health-patients

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VA understaffing can mean long waits for veterans to get …

(1 days ago) WebMar 29, 2023 —. North Country veterans often have to wait long periods of time to see mental healthcare providers. According to the Office of the Inspector General, more than …

https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/47564/20230329/va-understaffing-can-mean-long-waits-for-veterans-to-get-mental-health-help

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Changes in Suicide Rates and in Mental Health Staffing …

(6 days ago) WebDuring this time, mental health enhancements led to major increases in total mental health staffing in VA medical centers and clinics, where staffing grew 36.7% from 2005 to 2009, or from 13,567 to …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ps.201200253

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Veterans Health Care: Staffing Challenges and Recommendations …

(2 days ago) WebVA concurred and has taken some steps to update the staffing tool to identify staffing and resource needs. Integrating mental health care within primary care …

https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-106836

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Increasing mental health staffing may reduce suicides among …

(3 days ago) WebIncreasing mental health staffing may reduce suicides among veterans October 5 2022 Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Suicide rates in the United States have surged over …

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-mental-health-staffing-suicides-veterans.pdf

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VA health staffing shortages back on the rise after years of progress

(6 days ago) WebThe Veterans Health Administration is seeing severe staffing shortages back on the rise, after years of making progress on this front. The Veterans Affairs …

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/veterans-affairs/2022/07/va-health-staffing-shortages-back-on-the-rise-after-years-of-progress/

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Investigation of population-based mental health staffing and …

(3 days ago) WebSpecifically, using data from the from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the largest integrated mental health treatment program in the United States, we …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8366961/

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Severe Staffing Shortages Are Again Increasing at VA Medical …

(6 days ago) Web“This is also troubling since we have been asking VA and OPM since 2017 to establish an occupational series for these mental health professionals.” VA OIG; OIG …

https://www.usmedicine.com/non-clinical-topics/policy/severe-staffing-shortages-are-again-increasing-at-va-medical-facilities/

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At Hearing on Rural Veterans Health Care, Tester Raises Alarms …

(5 days ago) WebThursday, May 16, 2024. ***VIDEO***. (U.S. Senate) — During a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing yesterday on improving rural veterans’ access to …

https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2024/5/at-hearing-on-rural-veterans-health-care-tester-raises-alarms-about-va-mental-health-care-hiring

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VHPI Releases Illuminating Report on VA’s Severe Staffing Shortages

(Just Now) WebMental health care is one of the VA’s crown jewels. It must be wholly supported.” The report concludes with an alternative agenda for the VA — a series of …

https://veteranspolicy.org/post/vhpi-releases-illuminating-report-on-va-s-severe-staffing-shortages/

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DEPARTMENT OF Memorandum VETERANS AFFAIRS

(6 days ago) WebDEPARTMENT OF Memorandum VETERANS AFFAIRS Date: August 10, 2022 From: Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services/Chief Medical Officer (CMO) …

https://www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=9900

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VA budget shortfalls lead to pause of some health care hiring

(Just Now) WebVA oversaw remarkable staffing growth in fiscal 2023 as it prepared for an influx of patients newly eligible for care under the PACT Act. the VA facility said …

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2024/01/va-pauses-some-health-care-hiring-it-deals-budget-shortfalls/393808/

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Manpower Management Service - U.S. Department of Veterans …

(4 days ago) WebThe Manpower Management Service (MMS) provides policy and oversight to ensure the VA has the right staffing levels and organizational structure to promote the …

https://department.va.gov/administrations-and-offices/human-resources-and-administration-operations-security-and-preparedness/manpower-management-service/

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VA works to improve, better fund mental health services - MSN

(5 days ago) WebThe state has made progress in funding mental health services. Virginia's new budget provides an almost $2.5 million increase in children's mental health funding to $15 …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/va-works-to-improve-better-fund-mental-health-services/ar-BB1mpJ7g

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