http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5223.html#33154 The link in my previous posting no longer works. This one does, and is relevant: http://scribe1917x.livejournal.com/7584.html... 33154@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:46:39 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5223.html#32055 I am a retired US Civil Service employee (1941-1974) (USAF Log Command), senior civilian in the IG, major base in California, base also a pipeline for military to/from Viet Nam. One of my IG jobs (complaints investigator, Congressionals). I joined the Sacramento suicide prevention service as a volunteer 'hotline' worker and handled many calls from active/retired military their families. Post-retirement I became a 'suicide prevention' advocate, hassled Members of Congress, the Executive and DoD, including SecDef. Eventually, wrote, kept updating, and widely posting my memoir 'Military-Civilian Teamwork in Suicide Prevention,' hoping that, in time, initiatives at the Federal level would follow. The last comprehensive update at: http://scribe1917x.livejournal.com/ I am deeply gratified that Congress is considering the proposed bills on suicide prevention and, almost equally important, to de-stigmatize mental illness. Both are way past due.... 32055@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:40:13 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5223.html#30293 So we send them off to die in combat instead?... 30293@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:10:40 EST