TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - A pilot of a veteran suicide prevention learning collaborative among community organizations: initial results and outcomes
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - DeBeer, Bryann
A1  - Mignogna, Joseph
A1  - Borah, Elisa
A1  - Bryan, Craig
A1  - Monteith, Lindsey L.
A1  - Russell, Patricia
A1  - Williams, Marjory
A1  - Bongiovanni, Kathryn
A1  - Villarreal, Edgar
A1  - Hoffmire, Claire
A1  - Peterson, Alan
A1  - Heise, Jenna
A1  - Mohatt, Nathaniel
A1  - Baack, Sylvia
A1  - Weinberg, Kimberly
A1  - Polk, Marcy
A1  - Alverio, Tabitha
A1  - Keene, Robin
A1  - Mealer, Meredith
A1  - Benzer, Justin
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Veteran suicide remains an ongoing public health concern in need of fresh, community-based initiatives. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has built an enterprise-wide integrated behavioral health system that has pioneered numerous suicide prevention methods. However, most Veterans receive healthcare outside the VA, from organizations that may not be equipped to address Veteran suicide risk. One solution is implementing a VA/community suicide prevention learning collaborative to support organizations in implementing suicide prevention best practices for Veterans. Although learning collaboratives have a history of supporting improved patient safety in healthcare systems, to our knowledge, none have focused on Veteran suicide prevention. <br><br>METHOD: The current quality improvement project sought to pilot a VA/community suicide prevention learning collaborative in the broader Denver and Colorado Springs areas with 13 organizations that served, interacted with, or employed Veterans. <br><br>RESULTS: The collaborative had a large footprint in the region, with organizations interacting with over 24,000 community members and over 5000 Veterans. Organizations implemented 92 Veteran suicide prevention program components within a 16-month period. Overall, the learning collaborative made significant strides in Veteran suicide prevention. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that this method facilitates rapid implementation of Veteran suicide prevention practices and may be promising for accelerating uptake within communities.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12969
ID  - ref1
ER  -