Staffing “was always bad. And now it’s at a breaking point,” a VA psychologist said.
They described being stretched so thin that one-on-one appointments were cut down to 16 minutes or replaced with group sessions with as many as 35 veterans.
(Published March)
They described being stretched so thin that one-on-one appointments were cut down to 16 minutes or replaced with group sessions with as many as 35 veterans.
(Published March)
Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
www.propublica.org
August 27, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Pentagon efforts to monitor the impact of blasts on service members’ brain health have improved in recent years, but programs meant to track their exposure and catch potential cognitive changes are under-resourced, according to a new GAO report. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
Pentagon needs more resources to monitor blast-exposed troops’ brain health, GAO finds
Funding and personnel constraints have slowed the full implementation of recent efforts to monitor weaponry’s impacts on troops’ brain health.
www.stripes.com
August 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Staffing “was always bad. And now it’s at a breaking point,” a VA psychologist said.
They described being stretched so thin that one-on-one appointments were cut down to 16 minutes or replaced with group sessions with as many as 35 veterans.
(Published March)
They described being stretched so thin that one-on-one appointments were cut down to 16 minutes or replaced with group sessions with as many as 35 veterans.
(Published March)
Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
www.propublica.org
June 27, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Via @prospect.org
Secretary Collins is a disgrace. A Trump "Yes Man" who is angling for a payday from private health insurance companies when he leaves government.
#SaveOurVA
prospect.org/2026/06/04/t...
Secretary Collins is a disgrace. A Trump "Yes Man" who is angling for a payday from private health insurance companies when he leaves government.
#SaveOurVA
prospect.org/2026/06/04/t...
Trump Kicks His Dismantling of Veterans’ Health Care Into High Gear - The American Prospect
His proposed new budget shrinks the VA’s ability to meet veterans’ needs.
prospect.org
June 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Via @prospect.org
Secretary Collins is a disgrace. A Trump "Yes Man" who is angling for a payday from private health insurance companies when he leaves government.
#SaveOurVA
prospect.org/2026/06/04/t...
Secretary Collins is a disgrace. A Trump "Yes Man" who is angling for a payday from private health insurance companies when he leaves government.
#SaveOurVA
prospect.org/2026/06/04/t...
Hundreds of positions locally and thousands nationally have been “quietly eliminated” i.e. removed entirely and no longer allowed to be filled. Meanwhile, Veterans struggle, waits are horrible, remaining staff are extremely overextended. #SaveOurVA
vhadata.org/district/CA-11
vhadata.org/district/CA-11
CA-11: VA healthcare data — vhadata.org
Wait times, job cuts, and staffing data for VA facilities serving California's 11th congressional district.
vhadata.org
April 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Hundreds of positions locally and thousands nationally have been “quietly eliminated” i.e. removed entirely and no longer allowed to be filled. Meanwhile, Veterans struggle, waits are horrible, remaining staff are extremely overextended. #SaveOurVA
vhadata.org/district/CA-11
vhadata.org/district/CA-11
#SaveOurVA
And fire Secretary Collins (a "yes man" for Trump & angling for a cushy job with private insurance companies when he leaves).
open.substack.com/pub/suzanneg...
And fire Secretary Collins (a "yes man" for Trump & angling for a cushy job with private insurance companies when he leaves).
open.substack.com/pub/suzanneg...
Collins' Continued Attack on Homeless Veterans
Three Moves. One Direction
open.substack.com
March 30, 2026 at 9:04 PM
#SaveOurVA
And fire Secretary Collins (a "yes man" for Trump & angling for a cushy job with private insurance companies when he leaves).
open.substack.com/pub/suzanneg...
And fire Secretary Collins (a "yes man" for Trump & angling for a cushy job with private insurance companies when he leaves).
open.substack.com/pub/suzanneg...
Tell your Members of Congress to strengthen VA suicide prevention programs. #SaveOurVA www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/...
https://veteransforpeace.org/take-action/st…
March 27, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tell your Members of Congress to strengthen VA suicide prevention programs. #SaveOurVA www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/...
As federal employees, we are sick of being asked to do more for less. Burnt out workers and chronic short staffing are patient safety risks! If the VA still cares about their mission like they claim they do, then give us the resources to fulfill it! Full staffing and better pay now! #SaveOurVA
March 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
As federal employees, we are sick of being asked to do more for less. Burnt out workers and chronic short staffing are patient safety risks! If the VA still cares about their mission like they claim they do, then give us the resources to fulfill it! Full staffing and better pay now! #SaveOurVA
Take action: Oversight of the VCCP has been poor and must be strengthened in any new contracts. The VA provides better care and is routinely overseen by the IG. Private sector care must be held to the same standards. #SaveOurVA www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/...
Private sector contracts need oversight
www.veteransforpeace.org
February 28, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Take action: Oversight of the VCCP has been poor and must be strengthened in any new contracts. The VA provides better care and is routinely overseen by the IG. Private sector care must be held to the same standards. #SaveOurVA www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/...
First he planned to cut 80,000 VA jobs, now we've lost 40,000 last year and he has the nerve to testify that "we could always use more doctors and nurses". Then let us hire them, Doug! Start filling open positions now! Fully staff and fund the VA! Let's take care of our vets! #SaveOurVA
VA Secretary Collins just told RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social that VA doesn't have enough clinical employees. Then why are there more postings on USA jobs right now for ICE & CBP than there are for VA doctors & nurses? Why did VA just wipe almost 30,000 vacant VHA positions off its books?
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 PM
First he planned to cut 80,000 VA jobs, now we've lost 40,000 last year and he has the nerve to testify that "we could always use more doctors and nurses". Then let us hire them, Doug! Start filling open positions now! Fully staff and fund the VA! Let's take care of our vets! #SaveOurVA
By Russell Lemle and Jasper Craven via @prospect.org
#SaveOurVA
#BillionairesShouldNotExist
prospect.org/2026/02/05/v...
#SaveOurVA
#BillionairesShouldNotExist
prospect.org/2026/02/05/v...
The Plot to Privatize Veteran Brain Care - The American Prospect
The VA has developed elaborate capacity to treat traumatic brain injuries. Billionaires want to divert that funding to their own programs.
prospect.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
By Russell Lemle and Jasper Craven via @prospect.org
#SaveOurVA
#BillionairesShouldNotExist
prospect.org/2026/02/05/v...
#SaveOurVA
#BillionairesShouldNotExist
prospect.org/2026/02/05/v...
Veterans health care is NOT for sale. Column in today’s Springfield (Mass) Republican
#SaveOurVA #Veterans
#SaveOurVA #Veterans
January 23, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Veterans health care is NOT for sale. Column in today’s Springfield (Mass) Republican
#SaveOurVA #Veterans
#SaveOurVA #Veterans
Sova and Labor unite to save the VA
YouTube video by James Wohlgemuth
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 9:24 PM
‘How Vets in Labor Have Joined the Fight Against Trump’
@labornotes.bsky.social @commondefense.bsky.social #Union #SaveOurVA
labornotes.org/2026/01/how-...
@labornotes.bsky.social @commondefense.bsky.social #Union #SaveOurVA
labornotes.org/2026/01/how-...
How Vets in Labor Have Joined the Fight Against Trump
The U.S. is home to 17 million military veterans. About 1.3 million of them currently work in union jobs, with women and people of color making up the fastest-growing cohorts. Veterans are more likely...
labornotes.org
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 AM
‘How Vets in Labor Have Joined the Fight Against Trump’
@labornotes.bsky.social @commondefense.bsky.social #Union #SaveOurVA
labornotes.org/2026/01/how-...
@labornotes.bsky.social @commondefense.bsky.social #Union #SaveOurVA
labornotes.org/2026/01/how-...
#SaveOurVA #VeteransForPeace
Rally Thursday, 1/15/26 11am-2pm PT Menlo Park, CA 94025
@veteransforpeace.bsky.social @raginggrannies.bsky.social
Rally Thursday, 1/15/26 11am-2pm PT Menlo Park, CA 94025
@veteransforpeace.bsky.social @raginggrannies.bsky.social
![Save Our VA
HONOR OUR NATION'S PROMISE TO VETERANS
www.Save Our VA / Veterans For Peace
VETERANS HEALTHCARE
POLICY
INSTITUTE
No staff cuts, outsourcing or privatization at the Veterans Administration!
RALLY
Thursday, January 15, 11am-2pm
Menio Park VA Medical Center entrance
Willow Road and Durham Street
"VAs across the nation could lose up to 37,000 unfilled positions, on top of the 30,000 positions already lost this year...the reality is that in [the] VA there is almost nowhere staff is not crushed by escalating workloads." (See
"Another Mass Staffing Purge at the VA")
For more info, contact brogregm@sbcglobal.net
Music by Raging Grannies
FUN FEDERAL UNIONIST NETWORK
BAY AREA
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January 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
#SaveOurVA #VeteransForPeace
Rally Thursday, 1/15/26 11am-2pm PT Menlo Park, CA 94025
@veteransforpeace.bsky.social @raginggrannies.bsky.social
Rally Thursday, 1/15/26 11am-2pm PT Menlo Park, CA 94025
@veteransforpeace.bsky.social @raginggrannies.bsky.social
Russell Lemle & Jasper Craven via @prospect.org
#SaveOurVA
#BillionairesShouldNotExist
#NoWarButClassWar
prospect.org/2026/01/12/b...
#SaveOurVA
#BillionairesShouldNotExist
#NoWarButClassWar
prospect.org/2026/01/12/b...
A Billionaire Tries Again to Hijack Veterans’ Care - The American Prospect
Hedge fund giant Steven Cohen’s first effort to accelerate mental health care privatization failed. His second attempt has begun.
prospect.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Russell Lemle & Jasper Craven via @prospect.org
#SaveOurVA
#BillionairesShouldNotExist
#NoWarButClassWar
prospect.org/2026/01/12/b...
#SaveOurVA
#BillionairesShouldNotExist
#NoWarButClassWar
prospect.org/2026/01/12/b...
Daniel Gade's Confusing Career
Is He or Is He Not? By Theresa Aldrich and Suzanne Gordon
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Tell your members of Congress to save veterans’ earned benefits. https:/www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/stop-privatization-veterans-health-administration/take-action-saveourva/efforts-limit-va-benefits-are-moving-forward
Efforts to limit VA benefits are moving forward
www.veteransforpeace.org
December 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Tell your members of Congress to save veterans’ earned benefits. https:/www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/stop-privatization-veterans-health-administration/take-action-saveourva/efforts-limit-va-benefits-are-moving-forward
Suzanne Gordon & Steve Early via popularresistance.org
#SaveOurVA
popularresistance.org/this-veteran...
#SaveOurVA
popularresistance.org/this-veteran...
This Veterans Day, The VA Faces Multiple Threats - PopularResistance.Org
When veterans and their families gather at commemorative events on Nov. 11, many who use the benefits and services of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be wondering whether they can still r...
popularresistance.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Suzanne Gordon & Steve Early via popularresistance.org
#SaveOurVA
popularresistance.org/this-veteran...
#SaveOurVA
popularresistance.org/this-veteran...
Private sector providers are unfamiliar with women veteran issues. #SaveOurVA from privatization. www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/...
Private sector providers unfamiliar with women veteran issues
www.veteransforpeace.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Private sector providers are unfamiliar with women veteran issues. #SaveOurVA from privatization. www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/...