"In 2013, VA estimated that about 1.5 million veterans required mental health care, including for MDD. MDD is a debilitating mental illness related to reduced quality of life and increased risk for suicide. VA also plays a role in suicide risk assessment and prevention. This testimony addresses the extent to which (1) veterans with MDD who are prescribed an antidepressant receive recommended care and (2) VAMCs are collecting information on veteran...

Measurement based care (MBC) is a care delivery approach involving the regular use of standardized measures in routine mental health care to identify individuals not improving as expected and to prompt treatment changes. In the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), MBC is specifically defined as: (1) Collect = use of "reliable, validated, clinically appropriate measures at intake and at regular intervals", (2) Share = "results from the measures...

Blonde crazy: A bellhop and chambermaid are out to enjoy each other, while conning criminals. Strangers may kiss: A desperate lady is on a love trek across the continent. Hi, Nellie: A newspaperman gets demoted to being a column writer, and finds comfort in a glass. Dark hazard: A gambling addict is torn between a good girl and a glamour girl who bets it all on one special pooch.

"Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that accumulates in fish to levels of concern for human health and the health of fish-eating wildlife. Mercury contamination of fish is the primary reason for issuing fish consumption advisories, which exist in every State in the Nation. Much of the mercury originates from combustion of coal and can travel long distances in the atmosphere before being deposited. This can result in mercury-contaminated fish in areas...

DOD defines emerging contaminants as chemicals or materials with (1) perceived or real threat to health or the environment and (2) lack of published standards or a standard that is evolving or being reevaluated. Two emerging contaminants--trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchlorate--are of particular concern to DOD because they have significant potential to impact people or DOD's mission. TCE, a degreasing agent in metal cleaning which has been used widely...

Waterworld: In a future where Earth is covered with water, the human race struggles to survive on dilapidated boats and makeshift floating cities called atolls. When a mysterious drifter/adventurer known as the Mariner gets caught up in the struggle between the evil Deacon and a young girl and her adoptive mother, he finds himself catapulted into an explosive war of good vs. evil. Skyline: It was supposed to be a simple birthday weekend in Southern...

Animal groups, beginning classification: Mammals, Birds, Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Insects. Simple explanations and vivid footage provide an excellent lesson in classifying animals. Discover that animals can be classified into groups by characteristics they have in common. Learn about the traits that help distinguish each group of animals, and see how these traits help them survive. Bluebirds: One man's dedication has helped bring back bluebirds,...