In early December, the Clay Hunt SAV Act was unanimously passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is designed to mobilize resources to address the current crisis in veteran suicides.<\/p>\n
But less than a week later, a sole U.S. senator, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, placed a hold on the bill, stopping further progress of the bill until after the beginning of the new session of Congress in 2015.<\/p>\n
Veterans groups such as Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) have expressed outrage over the delay. IAVA points out that on average, 22 veterans commit suicide each day, and that any delay in improving suicide prevention cost lives.<\/p>\n
One Michigan veteran, Nicholas Hunt, published an editorial in the Lansing State Journal underlining the need for more suicide prevention resources in Michigan and exhorting Michigan legislators to do more.<\/p>\n
In his editorial, Hunt pointed out that in Battle Creek, veterans endure wait time of up (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In early December, the Clay Hunt SAV Act was unanimously passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is designed to mobilize resources to address the current crisis in veteran suicides. But less than a week later, a sole…<\/span><\/p>\n