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Legislation would help some returning veterans: (THE SENTINEL, FREEHOLD, NJ)
July 09, 2009
The amendment to H.R. 2647 would require the Secretary of Defense to call returning Individual Ready Reserve veterans once every 90 days to determine the emotional, psychological, medical and career needs of the veterans. It would also require any IRR veteran identified as being at risk of selfcaused harm to be referred to the nearest military medical treatment facility or accredited TRICARE provider for immediate evaluation and treatment by a qualified mental health care provider. [click here to view] (http://ems.gmnews.com/news/2009/0708/greg_bean/016.html)
