mr. bill schoenhard, he is accompanied did antoinette seiss and dr. mary schoene. from the office of inspector general, we have dr. david day, assistant inspector general for health care inspections, accompanied by dr. michael shepherd, senior position in the ig's air force of health care inspections. also from the office of inspector general, we have ms. linda halladahalladay. and next we will hear from nick torintino, he is a navy veteran of the iraq war and a former mental health administrator in the va and then welt will hear from retired united states marine corps major general thopgs jones. >> we have a lot of answers we need from you, so please begin. >> thank you. chairman murray. we appreciate the opportunity today to address the access to quality of mental health care services to our nation's veterans. and we appreciate so much discussion of a topic that is integral to the well-being and full living out of a fulfilled life of our nation's veterans. mental health is integral to the overall well-being and physical health of a veteran. it's important that if

mr. bill schoenhard, he is companied today by dr. ann to net zeiss, chief consultant to the office of meant l health services, and dr. mary schohn at the department of veterans affairs. we have dr. david daigh accompanied by dr. michael shepherd, senior physician in the ig's office of health care inspections. also from the office of inspector general, we have ms. linda halliday, audits and evaluations accompanied by dr. larry reinkemeyer, and next we will hear from nick tolentino, officer in the va, and finally we will hear from the executive direct every of outdoor odyssey, major general thomas jones. mr. schoenhard, we will begin with your testimony. we have a lot of answers we need from you so, please, begin. >> thank you. chairman murray, we appreciate the opportunity today to address the access to quality of mental health care services to our nation's veterans. and we appreciate so much discussion of a topic that is integral to the well being and full living out of a fullfilled life of our nation's veterans. mental health is int