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Derrick Van Orden: “The metrics for veteran suicide do not include overdose.”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Derrick Van Orden Speaks at Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health

Published | Video Starts at 01:03

So in your opinion, doctor, if someone kills themselves by overdose or gunshot wound, are they still dead? They are still dead. Okay, so do your The metrics for veteran suicide do not include overdose. The metrics that we reported recently on our annual report does not include overdose. Okay, that's a problem. What are your established metrics of success for your office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention? (01:03–01:09)

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Asserts that the reported metrics for veteran suicide exclude overdose cases.

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