Georgia’s Commissioner of Veterans Services Patricia Ross told state lawmakers this week that the state is seriously underfunding veterans services.  The state’s two veterans homes in Milledgeville and Augusta currently are serving about 400 veterans, far below the estimated need of 1,975.  Other states in the South with smaller populations operate multiple veterans homes, compared to Georgia’s two.  Add to that, Georgia veterans tend to have a hard time obtaining mental health services because they are uninsured at about twice the rate of the general public.  Ross said there have been some success stories in Georgia, including the hiring of a suicide prevention outreach coordinator two years ago who has reached out to 12,244 veterans.  The state also will have a full-time coordinator to focus on veterans’ housing needs starting July 1, she said.