Auditors’ Report Says Veterans Still Face Long Waits for Help

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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A recent report issued by the auditor general, Michael Ferguson, has pointed out that veterans hopeful of help for mental health are still encountering long waits for care, red tape and a bureaucracy that’s not even sure it’s treatment programs work. The Conservative government has already been criticized enough for its treatment of veterans and now this Tuesday’s report will surely provide critics more substance for their insults.

Mr. Ferguson’s report has implied that all cabinet ministers’ pledges about veterans being a priority are not yielding any difference as it showed a picture of ill military personnel facing waits for care that could jeopardize their well-being and recovery. The report said that “the department is not doing enough to facilitate veterans’ timely access to mental health services.” According to the report, the most influential problems include complex application process, delays in obtaining medical and service records and long wait times in seeing health care professionals in operational stress injury clinics. The report highlighted that almost 20 per cent of those veterans who choose to seek help have to wait more than eight months in order to acquire approval to seek specialized mental health services.

In addition to that, the report also acknowledged that the number of veterans acquiring treatment for mental health conditions is anticipated to be reinforced soon due to the soldiers who have served in Afghanistan that have now returned to civilian life and received awareness of mental health issues.

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