For many, including military veterans and their families, support between individuals with
shared lived experiences, or peer support, has long been utilized as a way to support each …

Question Suicide is a global public and mental health problem. The effectiveness of social
support interventions has not been widely demonstrated in the prevention of suicide. We …

Caring Letters is a prevention program aimed at reducing suicide risk; however, clinical trials
indicate mixed results among military and veteran samples. The present study aimed to pilot …

Objective To describe the design, implementation, and plans to evaluate the Veterans Crisis
Line (VCL) Caring Letters intervention. Data Sources Veterans with VCL contact and VHA …

Importance Caring letters is an evidence-based suicide prevention intervention in acute care
settings, but its outcomes among individuals who contact a national crisis line have not …

Introduction There is a need to develop, evaluate, and implement interventions that reduce
Veteran suicide. Caring Cards (CC) is a novel intervention that integrates aspects of caring …

Abstract The Rapid Stabilization Pathway (RSP) is an inpatient, safety planning-based
intervention which engages adolescent patients and families in intensive, focused therapy …

Abstract Purpose The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated
healthcare system in the US While preventive healthcare services are high priority in the …

Caring Cards is a peer adaptation of caring contacts for suicide prevention in which people
with lived experience of suicidal thoughts and behaviors create handmade cards for peers …

Suicide safety planning is an intervention involving identifying personal warning signs and
coping skills with a trained provider. Considering an individual's perspectives on …