• Reger MA, Lauver MG, Manchester C, Abraham TH, Landes SJ, Garrido MM, Griffin C, Woods JA, Strombotne KL, Hughes G. Development of the Veterans Crisis Line Caring Letters Suicide Prevention Intervention. Health services research. 2022 Apr 11; https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13985.
• Reger MA, Jegley SM, Porter SA, Woods JA, Liu L, Markman JD, Landes SJ. Implementation strategy to increase clinicians' use of the caring letters suicide prevention intervention. Psychological Services. 2022 Mar 14; doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000637.
• Allison MK, Waliski A, Haynes TF, Marshall SA. Formative evaluation of Zero Suicide in the emergency department: Identifying strategies to overcome implementation barriers. Evaluation and program planning. 2022 Feb 12; 92:102050.
• Robinson M, Holliday R, Monteith LL, Blosnich JR, Elbogen EB, Gelberg L, Hooshyar D, Liu S, McInnes DK, Montgomery AE, Tsai J, Grassmeyer R, Brenner LA. Establishing a Research Agenda for Suicide Prevention Among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness. Frontiers in psychology. 2022 Feb 7; 13:683147.
• Bagge CL, Littlefield AK, Wiegand TJ, Hawkins E, Trim RS, Schumacher JA, Simons K, Conner KR. A controlled examination of acute warning signs for suicide attempts among hospitalized patients. Psychological medicine. 2022 Jan 25; 1-9.

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• Predictive Tool Associated with 22% Lower Odds of All-Cause Mortality among High-Risk Veterans Taking Opioids
  In 2018, VA mandated a case review intervention that targeted patients who had been prescribed opioid analgesics and who were at high risk of adverse outcomes. The Stratification Tool for Opioid Risk Mitigation (STORM), a provider-facing dashboard that uses predictive analytics to stratify patients prescribed opioids based on their risk for overdose/suicide, was developed to identify these patient...
  
  Date: May 2, 2022
• Palliative Care Consultation Associated with Lower Odds of Suicide among Veterans at High Risk of One-Year Mortality
  This study examined the association between the number of palliative care consultations (PCCs) and documented suicide in a cohort of Veterans at high risk of short-term mortality. Findings showed that receipt of PCC within 90 days of death was associated with a 71-78% decrease in the odds of suicide compared to other causes among Veterans at high risk of one-year mortality. The largest reduction i...
  
  Date: April 27, 2022
• Receipt of Video Tablets among Rural Veterans Associated with Increased Use of Mental Health Care and Less Suicidal Behavior
  This study sought to evaluate the association between the escalated distribution of VA’s video-enabled tablets during the COVID-19 pandemic and rural Veterans’ mental health service use and suicide-related outcomes. Findings showed that receipt of a video tablet was associated with the increased use of mental healthcare via video and increased psychotherapy visits across all modalities. Tablets al...
  
  Date: April 6, 2022
• Rapid Response to Executive Order by HSR&D Investigators Leads to Widespread Adoption of Suicide Prevention Strategies
  As part of the response to Presidential Executive Order #13861, this study analyzed a large body of text responses collected as a federal Request for Information (RFI) to uncover gaps in policy and practice across the U.S. in order to more effectively address and prevent suicide among Veterans. Findings identified unique barriers to care, in addition to ways in which data and research could be bet...
  
  Date: March 3, 2022
• Excess Mortality Rates among Post-9/11 Veterans Compared with General US Population, Particularly among Veterans with TBI
  This study sought to assess the total all-cause and cause-specific mortality burden – and to estimate the total number of excess deaths among post-9/11 Veterans with and without exposure to traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared with the total US population. Findings showed that post-9/11 Veterans experienced excess all-cause and cause-specific mortality compared with the total US population, which...
  
  Date: February 11, 2022

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• Preventing Firearm-Inflicted Suicide among Female Veterans || In Progress

  Preventing Firearm-Inflicted Suicide among Female Veterans...In this issue: Preventing Suicide among Veterans >> Table of Contents March...2021 Preventing Firearm-Inflicted Suicide among Female Veterans Feature Article

• Understanding Suicide Risks among LGBT Veterans in VA Care || In Progress

  ...» Table of Contents Understanding Suicide Risks among LGBT Veterans in VA Care...Care Feature Article The causes of suicidal behaviors may consist of a combination

• Holistic Health Promotion Program May Reduce Veterans’ Risk for Suicidal Behaviors

  Program May Reduce Veterans' Risk for Suicidal Behaviors HSR&D’s monthly publication...promotion program to help prevent suicide. Study findings: Initial feedback

• 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 Compared to the general US population, Veterans...be disproportionately affected by suicide. For example, in 2014, Veterans comprised

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Videos

• Investigator Insights: Suicide Prevention and Implementation 01/29/20
• Investigator Insights: Primary Care and Mental Health Integration 01/09/20
• Sleep Disorder Treatment to Prevent Veteran Suicide 12/22/17

Podcasts

• Evaluating the Transitioning Servicemember Support Program 12/09/2021
• The Impact of COVID-19, Social Distancing, and Mental Health 11/10/2021
• A Community Network Approach to Supporting Veterans at Risk for Suicide 07/13/2020
• Research Into Gulf War Illness 06/23/2020
• Post-Incarceration Outcomes for Veterans with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Challenges 06/09/2020
• Engaging Rural Dwelling Veterans in VA Mental Health Treatment 05/26/2020
• Moral Reconation Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans 05/11/2020
• Understanding Who's at Risk for Food Insecurity 04/14/2020
• Research to Reduce Veteran Suicide 12/09/2019
• Community Clergy Training Program to Improve Rural Veterans' Mental Health 12/20/2018
• Peer Coaching and Web-based Interventions to Help Veterans with Serious Mental Illness Better Manage Their Weight 06/26/2018
• Neurocognitive Risk Factors and Suicide Prevention 07/19/2017

Other Resources

• Visit the VA Office of Mental Health Services’ patient information page on suicide prevention.
• Access the VA's 2005-2016 National Suicide Data Report
• Visit the VA’s Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention.
• Visit the VA's Office of Research & Development healthcare topic overview section to learn more about suicide prevention research in all of VA’s research divisions.
• HSR&D Suicide Prevention Research Roadmap: Transition to Veteran Status
• Implementing Caring Contacts for Suicide Prevention in Non-Mental Health Settings - A QUERI-VISN Partnered Implementation Initiative
• HSR&D Suicide Prevention Research Impact NeTwork (SPRINT)