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Lana McKenzie: AMVETS takes step to help vets with mental health issues

AMVETS is taking matters into its own hands and has commissioned a licensed clinical team to help its members with mental health problems.

March 29, 2018 10:11 am
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By some measures, the nation’s military veterans are in a mental health crisis. The advocacy group AMVETS is taking matters into its own hands. It’s commissioned a licensed clinical team to help its members with mental health problems, a move endorsed by the Veterans Affairs Department. Lana McKenzie, chief medical executive of the AMVETS, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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