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Every V.A. medical center in U.S. has severe staffing shortages: Report
MSNBC· 2025-08-13 18:26
>> (800) 588-2300. AND TODAY. >> STAFFING AT VA HOSPITALS IS NOW AT CRISIS LEVELS.A BRAND NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT FINDS THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE NATION'S 139 VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERS FACES SEVERE STAFFING SHORTAGES. THE NEED IS 50% HIGHER THAN JUST LAST YEAR FOR BOTH CLINICAL JOBS LIKE DOCTORS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND NON-CLINICAL JOBS LIKE POLICE, CUSTODIAL WORKERS. AND NOTABLY, THE DATA USED IN THIS REPORT WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL.THAT MEANS IT DOES NOT FULLY CAPTURE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION' ...
Bob the Drag Queen Joins The Weekend PrimeTime
MSNBC· 2025-07-21 10:13
For nearly three years, young LGBTQ plus people who call 988, the country's suicide and crisis lifeline had the option to press three to receive specialized services from LGBTQ trained counselors. That is now a thing of the past. The Trump administration officially shut down the program on Thursday, a move advocates say will be devastating for queer children and young adults who are more like more than four times more likely than their peers to contemplate suicide.The CEO of the Trevor Project said the Trum ...
Unlocking a Lifesaving Legacy | Jeff Smith | TEDxBute Street
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-14 16:02
[Applause] with I'd like to ask for a couple of trigger warnings because I'm going to talk about cancer, suicide, and 5 years ago I was diagnosed with Parkinson's which makes me stutter a bit, tremble a bit, and have facial masking, which means I look like a grumpy git most of the time, which I think I've probably had since I was 14. My story starts 18 years ago when my phone rang from my best friend Gary Moose Cloon, nicknamed Moose because of his gargantuan stature. We played ice hockey together for club ...