Robert Bates, a Quincy-based counselor who supports veterans throughout Grant County, served in the U.S. Army in a variety of combat deployments before retiring. Here he is as a sergeant first class with his children prior to retiring.
July 3, 2023
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'Mental health care desert'
Local veteran counselor works to support vets through War Trauma Program.
QUINCY – Robert Bates has experienced the mental health challenges of combat first hand and he wants to help his brothers and sisters in arms recover from the same through his work with Washington’s War Trauma Program. “The (Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs) War Trauma Program – I actually signed their contract this month, and that’s kind of why I’m here is beating the bushes and trying to get the word out, letting people know that we’re actually here and we’re here to help,” he said...