This live, knowledge-based webinar will educate health care teams on risk factors of suicide and provide clinical resources on lethal means safety counseling and suicide prevention safety planning.
Retired Army Sergeant Major Jason Beighley says leaving the security blanket of the military culture was tough. He shares the three major things he has learned since retiring.
By finding, supporting, spreading, and adapting practices at VA, Diffusion of Excellence is bringing the best care and practices to more and more Veterans.
In our culture, we often avoid using the word suicide so asking a fellow Veteran “Are you thinking of suicide?” may take a lot of courage. Asking the question won’t increase their risk of harm.
CaringBridge provides social and emotional support critical for families during hospitalization and healing. A place of help and hope and for Veterans, service members, families and their caregivers.
Veteran and First Responder (VFR) supports those on the front lines. VFR health care has created a telehealth platform for Veterans and first responders, their families and health care workers.
Webinar is live, knowledge-based virtual training providing background on Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and its treatment. Presenters will describe the relations between OUD, suicide risk and overdose.
Read about VA’s annual suicide report which updates data from 2005 through 2018 and highlights a number of positive trends. The report enables VA to tailor suicide prevention initiatives.
A Veteran’s potential death by suicide, prevented by quick thinking and an in-vehicle safety and security system, resulted in a VA partnership with OnStar that could help save Veterans’ lives.
Psych Hub supports America's Veterans as a one-stop-shop for individuals looking to address emotional outcomes as part of the pandemic response.
VHA TRAIN is offering community providers new online courses on caring for the Veteran population. Courses are in the areas of military culture, suicide prevention and more topics unique to Veterans.
In interviews with the researchers, 25 male Veterans and 25 female Veterans who had made a recent suicide attempt discussed their suicidal thoughts. In the moments before they tried taking their lives, the women recalled feeling “shameful,” “tainted,” and “worthless.” The men talked about feeling overwhelmed and remembered thinking, “it just wasn't worth it,” “I've had enough,” and “screw this.”