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Suicide Prevention

Suicide and suicidal ideation can have lasting, harmful effects that impact families and communities. While its causes are complex and determined by multiple factors, the goal of suicide prevention research is to understand and reduce factors that increase risk (i.e. risk factors) and increase factors that promote resilience (i.e. protective factors). VA conducts an array of research into suicide prevention that looks at everything from predictive modeling to substance use disorders to the policy impacts of Veterans’ choice of services.

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Citations

(5 of more than 472 SUICIDE focused publications)



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Publication Briefs

(5 of more than 81 SUICIDE focused publication briefs)


  • Suicides Among Post-9/11 Veterans Surged from 2006–2020, Exacerbated by TBI
    This study examined trends in suicide rates from 2006–2020 for Veterans with and without TBI compared to the U.S. adult population. Findings showed that suicide rates among post-9/11 Veterans increased more than 10-fold from 2006–2020, a significantly greater rate of change than in the U.S. adult population. Veterans with TBI had suicide rates 56% higher than Veterans without TBI and three times h...
    Date: August 28, 2023
  • Most Veterans Endorse Clinician-Initiated Firearm Safety Discussions Based on Veteran/Family Member Risk
    This study examined data from the online July-August 2019 National Firearms Survey to assess whether Veteran firearm owners believe clinicians should provide firearm counseling when specific clinical contexts suggest heightened risk of firearm injury to the patient or their family. Findings showed that a large majority (73–88%) of Veteran firearm owners reported that firearm counseling should be d...
    Date: June 29, 2023
  • Most Veterans Support Integration of Standardized Suicide Risk Assessment into Routine Primary Care Visits
    This study sought to characterize VA primary care patients’ perspectives regarding population-based suicide risk screening through the Risk ID program – a multi-stage suicide risk assessment process, which includes initial screening (the focus of this analysis) and subsequent evaluation when indicated (following a positive screen). Findings showed that most Veterans support integration of standard...
    Date: March 20, 2023
  • Male and Female Veterans Differ in Attitudes to Referral to VA Care after Calling the Veterans Crisis Line
    This study described Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) referral outcomes for Veterans who contacted the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) with active thoughts of suicide during calendar years 2018–2019. Reasons given for declining SPC referral suggest that concerns about or discomfort with VA care were a key concern, particularly among women Veterans. Women had a higher rate of declining SPC referrals...
    Date: January 1, 2023
  • Mental Health Staffing Affects Probability of Suicide-Related Events among Veterans
    This study sought to measure the effect of staffing on suicide-related events (SRE). Findings showed that mental health (MH) staffing had a large causal effect on the probability of a suicide-related event. From 2014 to 2018, the per-pay period probability of an SRE among this study cohort was 0.05%. A 1% increase in mental health staffing led to a 1.6 percentage point reduction in SREs. This effe...
    Date: September 11, 2022

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Studies

( 5 of more than 0 SUICIDE focused projects )

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HSR&D Briefs, Reports, Newsletters

5 sample "Suicide" publications displayed.


  • Suicide Risk Factors and Risk Assessment Tools: A Sytematic Review

    ...Suicide Risk Factors and Risk Assessment Tools: A Sytematic Review...Suicide Risk Factors and Risk Assessment Tools: A Sytematic Review Evidence-based...Kansagara, M.D., M.C.R., Director Suicide Risk Factors and Risk Assessment Tools:

  • Forum Spring 2018: Suicide Prevention

    In the United States, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death, and rates...to be disproportionally affected by suicide....Spring 2018 Suicide Prevention » Back to Table of Contents Research Highlight...between Combat-related Killing and Suicidal Ideation Shira Maguen, PhD, San Francisco

  • Forum Spring 2018: Suicide Prevention

    In the United States, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death, and rates...to be disproportionally affected by suicide....Spring 2018 Suicide Prevention » Back to Table of Contents Research Highlight...Highlight VA Suicide Prevention: From Risk Factors to At-Risk Veterans John F. McCarthy

  • Forum Spring 2018: Suicide Prevention

    In the United States, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death, and rates...to be disproportionally affected by suicide....Spring 2018 Suicide Prevention » Back to Table of Contents Research Highlight...Highlight Concerning Trends in Suicide Among Women Veterans Point to Need for More

  • Forum Spring 2018: Suicide Prevention

    In the United States, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death, and rates...to be disproportionally affected by suicide....Spring 2018 Suicide Prevention » Back to Table of Contents Commentary Preventing...Preventing Suicide among Veterans Will Require Clinicians and Researchers to Adopt

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Cyberseminars

The most recent "Suicide" seminars are displayed.

Date Title Presenter(s)
11/13/2023 Veteran Cancer Survivors and Suicide Prevention Kittel-Moseley, Julie  
10/18/2023 Prediction of Opioid-Related Overdose and Suicide Events Using Administrative Healthcare Data Ward, Ralph  
9/11/2023 Preventing Firearm Suicide among Women Veterans Monteith, Lindsey  
9/6/2023 Integrating Peers into Suicide Prevention Pfeiffer, Paul  
Jones, Theodore  
6/7/2023 Suicide Prevention Trials Database (SPTD): RCTs in Suicide Prevention Hannon, Sara  
Baker-Robinson, William  
Denneson, Lauren  
O'Neil, Maya  

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