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Urgent Video: Veteran Suicide Crisis Hotline Placing Vets On Hold!

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Publié le 14 Jun 2019 / Dans

Fellow Patriots,

Today, I received a phone call from a veterans family who told me the local VA suicide hotline was putting veterans on hold when they called to get help. I just couldn’t believe it, so I called the hotline myself. After being run through a few prompt options, I was forwarded to the Veterans Crisis Hotline where I was put on hold for approximately 45 seconds before I got upset, hung up, and decided to document the situation in this video. My producer called the hotline directly. The first time he called, he ran through the prompts and then the call dropped after three rings. The second time he called it took roughly one and a half minutes to get a human on the line. In my opinion, having worked with PTSD and suicidal veterans through my not-for-profit organization ‘Veterans United for Justice,’ this is unacceptable and reforms need to be implemented immediately. I ask that you please don’t call the hotline as we don’t want to clog up the line and make the situation worse than it already is, but I am asking you to please share this video. Tag local, state, and federal legislators, the director of the VA, news media, and even President Trump. I know many people feel helpless when it comes to politics and policy, but there are some things we can change. This is one of them. Please help get this story out there and let’s see if we can get someone who has the authority to make changes.

SSG. Douglas M. Ducote Sr.
United States Army (Ret.)
CEO Veterans United For Justice
Veteran Law Enforcement
Cohost Real World Witness

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no0negun
no0negun 5 années depuis

Thank you for bringing attention to this important topic.

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TwoFeather
TwoFeather 5 années depuis

You're welcome. Much more needs and should be done to help those who risk their lives daily. But most of it is ignored and not mentioned by gooberment or media.

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