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Staff warned about the lack of psychiatric care at a VA clinic. They couldn’t prevent tragedy.

January 17, 2024

McGrory K, Bedi N. ProPublica, January 6, 2024.

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Stories of mental health system failure provide important insights to raise awareness of ineffective care conditions that reduce patient safety. This news article shares the experiences of two veterans whose fragmented psychological care in a rural community culminated in criminal harm, incarceration, and delayed healing.

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