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- Title
An Emergency Department-Based Brief Intervention for Veterans at Risk for Suicide (SAFE VET).
- Authors
Knox, Kerry L.; Stanley, Barbara; Currier,, Glenn W.; Brenner, Lisa; Ghahramanlou-Holloway, Marjan; Brown, Gregory
- Abstract
Reducing deaths from veteran suicide is a public health priority for veterans who receive their care from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and those who receive services in community settings. Emergency departments frequently function as the primary or sole point of contact with the health care system for suicidal individuals; therefore, they represent an important venue in which to identify and treat veterans who are at risk for suicide. We describe the design, implementation and initial evaluation of a brief behavioral intervention for suicidal veterans seeking care at VA emergency departments. Initial findings of the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention suggest it may be transferable to diverse VA and non-VA settings, including community emergency departments and urgent care centers.
- Subjects
SUICIDE prevention; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; BRIEF psychotherapy; HEALTH services accessibility; PATIENT aftercare; HOSPITAL emergency services; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL referrals; PATIENTS; PROBLEM solving; RISK assessment; VETERANS' hospitals; SOCIAL support; MOTIVATIONAL interviewing; HUMAN services programs
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2012, Vol 102, Issue S1, pS33
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2011.300501