There is such a large number of people who don't take the services; I can't imagine them not wanting it if they knew about it. We could look at something as simple as income tax forms and putting a box there that asks whether they are a veteran. If that box is checked, they automatically get additional information. It just seems that there should be a better way dealing with this issue.
I have a further question on our veterans from Afghanistan. Men and women are coming back from Afghanistan, and I think it would be very hard for them to say they're in need of assistance. Our image of our men and women who go abroad to fight for our country is of people who probably would not find it easy to say they think they need help.
The follow-up seems to be done most immediately. But what about a year later when some of these things start to react within families--domestic abuse, a variety of other things? Is there a connection so that a year or two or five years later, when the symptoms really start to appear, they would reach out and know they're entitled to services?