Vietnam era combat pilot and national board member of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Clarence Jordan testified at a Senate hearing today calling for better outreach and coordination of mental health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). “VA must do a better job of reaching out and making it services known,” said Jordan, a 15-year Navy veteran who now serves as director of recovery and resiliency services for ValueOptions Behavioral Health Services. A chronicle of Jordan’s battle with depression appeared in Heart & Soul magazine in June 2007…

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NAMI Testifies At Senate Veterans Hearing: More Outreach And Mental Health Services Needed, One-Third Of Returning Troops Face Mental Health Problems

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