Blog posts with the tag "By the Numbers"

By the Numbers: 18 September 2017

By Shirl Kennedy  on 18.09.2017 11:59 am

3 million

The number of calls received by the VA's Veterans Crisis Line (1-800-273-8255) since its launch in 2007, according to a Military Times article announcing the opening of a third call center for the service on the campus of the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System in Topeka.  The other two call centers, which operate around the clock with about 500 staffers, are in New York and Georgia.

By the Numbers - 28 August 2017

By Shirl Kennedy  on 28.08.2017 9:47 am
By the Numbers Graphic

26% 

The percentage of Veterans who meet "the criteria for an insomnia disorder," according to a new commentary article in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine -- Insomnia in Primary Care: Misreported, Mishandled, and Just Plain Missed. Approximately 10% meet those criteria in the general U.S. population (although a related article gives a range of 4% to 22%). 

By the Numbers - 14 August 2017

By Shirl Kennedy  on 14.08.2017 11:44 am
By the Numbers Graphic

83%

The percentage of military treatment facilities (MTFs) that offer complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) services, according to a recent report from the RAND Corporation -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Military Health System. The most common services offered are relaxation therapy, acupuncture, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and chiropractic.

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