Penny Coleman: House Hearing: PTSD & Suicides

These are Penny Coleman's responses to questions & orations by members of the Veterans Affairs Committee. This response begins about 2 hours, 22 minutes into the full hearing. (To see the questions and/or full hearing see instructions below.)

Penny Coleman, author of "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide, and the Lessons of War" ( http://www.flashbackhome.com ) testified before the House of Representatives Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on mental health care for returning soldiers was held 12/12/2007 in Washington, DC.

Five panels of witnesses examine and identify mental health challenges within the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system, including suicide prevention and treatment. House Hearing on Veterans Mental Health Care.

The full 3 hr. 54 min. presentation is available on http://www.cspan.org (instructions can be found on http://www.flashbackhome.com/hearing.... )

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