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Immediate Release

DoD and VA Take New Steps to Support the Mental Health Needs of Service Members and Veterans

Today, President Obama will announce 19 new executive actions that the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense are taking to improve the mental health of service members, veterans and their families. For more information please see the following link to the fact sheet: http://www.defense.gov/pubs/2014JointFactSheet.pdf.