VA mental health : additional action needed to assess rural veterans' access to intensive care : report to congressional committees /

Serious mental illness is a persistent and growing concern for our nation's veterans. Research shows veterans with serious mental illness who live in rural areas can face challenges accessing this care, such as long drive times to facilities. Among other objectives, this report examines the inf...

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Corporate Author:	United States. Government Accountability Office (Author)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2023.
Subjects:	United States. > Department of Veterans Affairs > Rules and practice > Evaluation. United States. > Veterans Health Administration > Rules and practice > Evaluation. Veterans > Mental health services > United States > Management. Health services accessibility > United States. Rural health services > United States. Veterans > Services for > United States > Management.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo194247

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Summary:	Serious mental illness is a persistent and growing concern for our nation's veterans. Research shows veterans with serious mental illness who live in rural areas can face challenges accessing this care, such as long drive times to facilities. Among other objectives, this report examines the information VHA uses to monitor access to such care, what these data show about rural veterans' access, and the guidelines VHA uses to establish programs for rural veterans. GAO is making four recommendations, including that VHA analyze intensive mental health care utilization and performance data by rurality and assess and update, as appropriate, guidelines for establishing outpatient intensive mental health programs.
Item Description:	"GAO-23-105544." "February 2023." In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (iii, 54 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.