Veterans Suing The Va Senators Call For Resignation

The San Francisco Chronicle outlined what suicide expert Ronald Maris sees as a complete lack of readiness within the VA to deal with the great number of veterans suicides:

The impact of the trial is being felt in Washington, D.C. where two U.S. senators are now calling for the resignation of the VA’s chief mental health official, Dr. Ira Katz. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) is citing evidence learned in the trial showing that the VA withheld information on the rising number of veterans suicides. As her statement reads:

The Associated Press details the contents VA emails disclosed at the trial:

For more on why the plaintiffs brought this case against the Department of Veterans Affairs, you can visit their website here.

A VA spokesman declined to comment Tuesday.

Another e-mail said an average of 18 war veterans kill themselves each day — and five of them are under VA care when they commit suicide.