GAO-12-12, VA Mental Health: Number Of Veterans Receiving Care, Barriers Faced, And Efforts To Increase Access

In October 2011, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on veterans who receive mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In this report, GAO provides information on (1) how many veterans received mental health care from VA from fiscal years 2006 through 2010, (2) key barriers that may hinder veterans from accessing mental health care from VA, and (3) VA efforts to increase veterans’ access to VA mental health care. GAO  obtained data from VA’s Northeast Program Evaluation Center (NEPEC) on the number of veterans who received mental health care from VA. The number . . .