Addressing Suicide in the Veteran Population

Engaging a Public Health Approach

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ID15522115
AutoresDavid Carroll (0000-0002-1445-077X, autor correspondente), David R Carroll (0000-0003-2804-1413, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, autor correspondente), Lisa K Kearney (0000-0003-2598-1522, United States Department of Veterans Affairs), Matthew A Miller (0000-0003-3062-9363, United States Department of Veterans Affairs)
Ano2020
Volume11
Páginas569069-569069
Data de publicação2020-11-23
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
EditoraFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2020.569069
PMID33329108
OpenAlexW3109140308
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas6

Suicide is a national public health issue in America, and it disproportionately affects those who are serving or who have served in the United States military. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has made suicide prevention its number one clinical priority. VA is committed to prevent suicide among the entire population of those who have served our country in the military, regardless of whether they make use of any VA services or benefits. Suicide can be prevented through the application of a public health strategy embracing partners at all levels. Following a national strategy, VA has embarked on an effort involving the application of a public health strategy combining both clinically-based and community-focused interventions. This paper describes several examples of these efforts and steps forward

Environmental health · Poison control · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public relations · Suicide prevention · Veterans Affairs · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Gerontology