Health Services Research & Development

• Holleran L, Baker S, Cheng C, Wilson J, Mickelson R, Kazana I, Messinger-Rapport B, Shahin J, Cully J, Naik AD, Godwin KM. Using Multisite Process Mapping to Aid Care Improvement: An Examination of Inpatient Suicide-Screening Procedures. Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality. 2019 Mar 1; 41(2):110-117.
• Blosnich JR, Montgomery AE. Housing Instability, Housing Services Utilization, and Suicide Morbidity Among Transgender Veterans. Connecting Research to Practice [Cyberseminar]. The National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans. 2019 Jan 8.
• Adkisson K, Cunningham KC, Dedert EA, Dennis MF, Calhoun PS, Elbogen EB, Beckham JC, Kimbrel NA. Cannabis Use Disorder and Post-Deployment Suicide Attempts in Iraq/Afghanistan-Era Veterans. Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research. 2018 Nov 17; 1-10.
• Sullivan DR, Forsberg CW, Golden SE, Ganzini L, Dobscha SK, Slatore CG. Incidence of Suicide and Association with Palliative Care among Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2018 Nov 1; 15(11):1357-1359.
• Ilgen M. Pain, Opioids, and Suicide Mortality in the United States. Annals of internal medicine. 2018 Oct 2; 169(7):498-499.

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• Post 9/11 Veterans Less Likely to Delay Mental Health Treatment
  This study compared delay of treatment for PTSD, major depressive disorder (MDD), and/or alcohol-use disorder (AUD) among post-9/11 Veterans relative to pre-9/11 Veterans and civilians. Findings showed that post-9/11 Veterans were less likely than both pre-9/11 Veterans and civilians to delay mental health treatment for PTSD and depression. Median time to PTSD treatment was 2.5 years for post-9/11...
  
  Date: March 7, 2019
• Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Reduces Suicidal Ideation among Veterans with Chronic Illness
  Brief cognitive behavioral therapy (bCBT) intervention delivered by VA mental health providers in primary care settings is effective for depression, anxiety, and improves physical health quality of life. Investigators in the current study determined the effect of bCBT on suicidal ideation among Veterans with cardiopulmonary chronic illness receiving mental health treatment in a VA primary care set...
  
  Date: February 8, 2019
• Links Between Opioid Use and Suicide
  This review describes what is known about the links between suicide and overdoses, with a focus on pathways through opioid use, issues of intent, risk factors, prevention strategies, and unresolved issues. Many factors promote the initiation and persistence of opioid use, but several specific pathways toward vulnerability to overdose and suicide are highlighted. Interventions that address shared c...
  
  Date: January 3, 2019
• Unique Link between Homelessness and Suicide
  Evidence suggests suicide rates are much higher among those who are homeless or have been homeless. This study sought to replicate these previous findings with a larger, national population cohort. After controlling for common risk factors, results suggest a unique link between homelessness and suicide. Veterans with a history of homelessness were 8.8 times more likely to have attempted suicide th...
  
  Date: January 2, 2019
• Medical Records Flag for Suicide Risk Increases VA Healthcare Visits among Veterans with Substance Use Disorder
  VA has identified suicide prevention as a top priority and established policies to include high-risk suicide patient record flags (PRFs) in the electronic medical record to alert providers of patient risk and increase healthcare contacts. This study sought to identify predictors of new PRFs and to describe healthcare use before and after PRF initiation among VA patients who had received a substanc...
  
  Date: June 8, 2018

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• Forum Spring 2018: Suicide Prevention
  ...Modeling in the Fight Against Veteran Suicide VA Suicide Prevention: From Risk Factors to At-Risk Veterans Concerning Trends in Suicide Among...
  
  
• Management Briefs eBrief-no50 - Suicide Prevention Interventions and Referral/Follow-up
  ...Nominated Support Team interventions combined with usual care did not significantly reduce risk of suicide attempts or death in suicidal adolescents....
  
  
• In Progress: Suicide Prevention
  ...is a quarterly publication that will highlight ongoing HSR&D research on various topics. In This Issue: Suicide Prevention In 2014, suicide was...
  
  
• Management Briefs eBrief-no108 - Suicide Prevention in Veterans
  ...military populations reduced suicide attempts and suicide. Suicide rates were lower after interventions in six observational studies, including...
  
  
• Forum Spring 2018: Suicide Prevention
  ...Forum Spring 2018: Suicide Prevention Spring 2018 Suicide Prevention » Back to Table of Contents Innovation Update The Virtual Hope Box Smartphone...
  
  

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Videos

• Sleep Disorder Treatment to Prevent Veteran Suicide 12/22/17
• Mental Health Treatment Adherence 03/07/16
• Improving Medication Safety for Veterans 11/06/15
• From War to Home: Through the Veterans Lens 05/15/15
• Bipolar Disorder 03/20/14
• Military Sexual Trauma 03/20/14

Podcasts

• 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