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A Suicidal Veteran Texted the VA Crisis Line. A Responder Didn't Send Help, and Minutes Later the Veteran Was Dead.

Summary by Ground News
A Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General report is critical of the Veterans Crisis Line's handling of a suicidal veteran. The veteran reached out to the hotline by text, telling a responder they had tested out their planned means of suicide. The responder terminated the text thread without verifying that the plan had been enacted when the veteran did not respond.

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A Suicidal Veteran Texted the VA Crisis Line. A Responder Didn't Send Help, and Minutes Later the Veteran Was Dead.

A Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General investigation released last week found numerous problems with the hotline's response to a case in 2021 that resulted in a veteran's death.

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Military.com broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Friday, September 22, 2023.
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