Paul Sweeny MP recently spoke out in Parliament about Veterans who commit suicide. The interest in Parliament was once again subdued, as it always is when veterans’ affairs are discussed. The general lack of interest shown by current Members of Parliament is typical of a government that doesn’t know what to do.
In response to the governments obvious lack of interest in the subject, Veterans’ and People’s Party Leader Robin Horsfall spoke out with his views not only on Veteran suicides but the state of mental health care as a whole. He said:
“Veterans mental health issues are indicative of a far greater problem. Mental health is a growing problem in the United Kingdom. Depression treatments are absorbing an ever-growing number of doctor’s hours. With no obvious cure and limited funds, the NHS is always under pressure to provide more counsellors, hospital beds and psychiatric wards to manage the symptoms of depression. Perhaps to is time to treat the causes not just the symptoms?
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