Suicide Hotline

Official: One-third of Calls to VA Suicide Hotline Roll Over

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

More than one-third of calls to a suicide hotline for troubled veterans are not being answered by front-line staffers because of poor work habits and other problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs. That’s according to the hotline’s former director, who complained in emails that some workers handle fewer than five calls per day and leave before their shifts end…

Report: Calls to VA Suicide Hotline Went to Voicemail

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

WASHINGTON (AP) – A watchdog report says a suicide hotline operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs has allowed crisis calls to go into voicemail and that callers did not always receive immediate assistance. The report by the VA’s office of inspector general says calls to the suicide hotline have increased dramatically in recent years, with about 1 in 6…