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With a shortage of psychologists, one would assume that leads to longer wait times—longer periods of time between appointments, follow-ups, and so forth. I'm assuming that research has been done. Obviously the longer somebody with a heart problem waits, the greater the risk of something getting worse before the next appointment. Is it a fair assumption that for a veteran coming back from service, leaving the service, or still in the service and needing treatment, because of the shortage of professionals there is a longer wait time for service? Do we know whether, on the whole, that actually costs us all more? Not only is it worse for the client—the military person or the veteran—but it's worse for society in terms of costs and impacts on families. Do we have any measures on the cost of the shortage?
Your answer might be a general one, and I'm assuming that a general answer would apply to soldiers and veterans as well. Did I make my point clear?