“We are not going to let the fact there are not additional monies right now to prevent us from offering these additional services”
That is what Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said about his plan to expand urgent mental health care to thousands of veterans. Specifically, the Shulkin plan would include mental health services for service members with less-than-honorable discharges. As reported in Modern Healthcare, Shulkin testified to Congress that of the 20 veterans who take their lives each day, about 14…