@article{ref1,
title="Understanding risk in younger Veterans: risk and protective factors associated with suicide attempt, homelessness, and arrest in a nationally representative Veteran sample",
journal="Military psychology",
year="2021",
author="Edwards, Emily R. and Dichiara, Ariana and Gromatsky, Molly and Tsai, Jack and Goodman, Marianne and Pietrzak, Robert",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Accumulating research suggests unique patterns of suicide risk, homelessness, and criminal-justice involvement in younger (age < 40) relative to older (aged 40+) cohorts of Veterans. However, potential explanations for these differences remain unclear. To address this gap, we analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of more than 4,000 US military Veterans to compare risk and protective correlations of prior suicidal behavior, homelessness, and justice-involvement in younger versus older Veterans. <br><br>RESULTS revealed that younger Veterans were significantly more likely than older Veterans to have a history of suicide attempt(s) (13.9% vs. 2.7%) and homelessness (22.5% vs. 8.7%). They also scored higher on measures of risk factors and lower on measures of protective factors. However, some factors - specifically, resilience, grit, impulsiveness, perceptions of the effect of the military on one's life and social support - were less strongly associated with a history of adverse events in younger versus older Veterans. <br><br>FINDINGS highlight the need for preventative homelessness and mental health services for younger Veterans that are tailored to the unique characteristics and needs of this age cohort.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0899-5605",
doi="10.1080/08995605.2021.1982632",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08995605.2021.1982632"
}