Sara J Landes

Biographic Data

ID5836292
NAMESara J Landes
GIVEN NAMESSara J
FAMILY NAMELandes
SIGNATURELANDES S J
AFFILIATIONSCentral Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
ORCID0000-0001-8515-2465
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Implementation of a fully virtual enterprise-wide clinical evidence-based suicide prevention program in the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    Open AccessSara J Landes, Jessica A Walker et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2026

    SP 2.0 Clinical Telehealth represents the first and only enterprise-wide fully virtual evidence-based treatment program for veterans with a recent history of suicidal self-directed violence. The program's implementation was successful in reaching all VISNs and all VA health care systems in the U.S. The SP 2.0 Clinical Telehealth program can be used as a model for other large health care systems looking to improve provision of evidence-based inter…

  • Implementation of LGBTQ+ affirming care policies in the Veterans Health Administration

    Open AccessRajinder Sonia Singh, Sara J Landes et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background: In the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and similar gender and sexual minoritized people (LGBTQ+) experience health disparities compared to cisgender, heterosexual veterans. VA's LGBTQ+ Health Program created two healthcare policies on providing LGBTQ+ affirming care (healthcare that is inclusive, validating, and understanding of the LGBTQ+ population). The…

  • Mixed-methods formative evaluation of implementing an adapted suicide prevention treatment

    Open AccessSuzanne E Decker, Aimee Kroll‐desrosier et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2024

    https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05000749, identifier NCT05000749

  • Successful pilot implementation of mailing lethal means safety devices to veterans calling the Veterans Crisis Line

    Open AccessSara J Landes, Jolie E Bourgeois et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2024

    Results demonstrate that mailing these devices to veterans was feasible and acceptable. Call handle time results show that the Veterans Crisis Line would not need additional personnel to manage changes in call handle time associated with offering devices to all veteran callers. Full implementation of this program will require updates to procedures and policies, training, documentation system changes, additional logistical support for mailing, and…

  • Rural community pharmacists’ perceptions of implementing mental health interventions to reach underserved populations

    Open AccessSara J Landes, Megan G Smith et al.ARTICLERural Mental Health2023

    Mental illness and suicide are significant public health problems. Limited resources put individuals at greater risk, particularly in rural areas with fewer health providers. Community pharmacists are the most accessible health professionals in rural communities and are interested in addressing mental health concerns. Research is limited on how to implement mental health interventions in community pharmacy settings. The objectives of this study w…

  • Cost comparison of in-person and telehealth modalities for a suicide safety planning group intervention

    Open AccessRebecca A Raciborski, Kyra K Hamerling-Potts et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2023

    Suicide prevention is a clinical priority for the US Veterans Health Administration. Evidence-based interventions, including developing a suicide safety plan, are recommended practices and are becoming more widespread. Adaptations to further augment safety planning include a manualized group intervention (Project Life Force, PLF) that combines safety planning with the teaching of skills to maximize use of the plan. A multi-year randomized control…

  • Prospective predictors of work limitations in young adult lesbian and bisexual women

    Open AccessSara J Landes, Anna E Jaffe et al.ARTICLEStigma and Health2021

    Trauma exposure and mental health problems adversely affect work functioning. Sexual minority women are at increased risk for trauma exposure, depression, and PTSD. Sexual minority women also experience unique stressors related to their sexual orientation, which can directly impact work functioning. However, little research to date has examined the impact of trauma exposure and mental health problems among sexual minority women on their occupatio…

  • Adapting Caring Contacts for Veterans in a Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Department

    Open AccessSara J Landes, Susan M Jegley et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2021

    Transitions in care, such as discharge from an emergency department (ED), are periods of increased risk for suicide and effective interventions that target these periods are needed. Caring Contacts is an evidence-based suicide prevention intervention that targets transitions, yet it has not been widely implemented. This pilot study adapted Caring Contacts for a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ED setting and population, created an implementati…

  • Using Administrative Data to Predict Suicide After Psychiatric Hospitalization in the Veterans Health Administration System

    Open AccessR C Kessler, Mark S Bauer et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    There is a very high suicide rate in the year after psychiatric hospital discharge. Intensive postdischarge case management programs can address this problem but are not cost-effective for all patients. This issue can be addressed by developing a risk model to predict which inpatients might need such a program. We developed such a model for the 391,018 short-term psychiatric hospital admissions of US veterans in Veterans Health Administration (VH…

  • The impact of the active components of functional analytic psychotherapy on idiographic target behaviors

    Sara J Landes, Jonathan W Kanter et al.ARTICLEJournal of Contextual Behavioral…2013