Waste Of The Day: Defunct Veterans' Hotline Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Contractors working at the Department of Veterans Affairs' suicide-prevention hotline earned $11.2 million without answering a single phone call, according to a Sept. 1 report from the VA inspector general. Key facts: The Veterans Crisis Line is available 24 hours per day for veterans experiencing a mental health emergency. Trained government staff answer calls, provide support and send a medical team if there is an immediate risk of harm. In 2019, a contractor was hired to establish a backup crisis line. If the main Veterans Crisis Line was unavailable because of a power outage or some other emergency, contractors at the...
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