Protect Faster Access to Veteran Mental Health Care

This proposal asks the Department of Veterans Affairs to make its existing mental-health access standards easier to track and to provide timely community-care referral support when a veteran qualifies.

• Clear explanations of applicable access standards and how appointment waiting time is measured.
• A defined referral process with status updates, a named contact, and an escalation route when a request stalls.
• Aggregate public reporting on appointment and referral timeliness that protects patient privacy.

1. Publish consistent definitions for each stage, from the initial request through authorization and scheduling.
2. Give eligible patients written next steps and record the reasons for unresolved delays.
3. Review aggregate performance regularly and publish the improvement actions being taken.

Department of Veterans Affairs

National proposal directed to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

VA already publishes access standards. This proposal concerns consistent reporting and follow-through. Community care remains subject to eligibility and VA approval, with exceptions for certain urgent or emergency care. Provider availability can affect scheduling.

These are informal advocacy petitions, not government filings. No delivery to a public authority has been made through this website. No official response or policy change is guaranteed.

Explains eligibility, approval requirements, and existing mental-health access standards. It is background information, not an endorsement of this campaign.

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