Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The majority of Veterans who died by suicide in 2021 had not recently used Veterans Health Administration (VA) services. A public health approach to Veteran suicide prevention has been prioritized as part of the VA National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide . Aligned with this approach, VA’s Patient Safety Center of Inquiry—Suicide Prevention Collaborative piloted a Veteran suicide prevention learning collaborative with both clinical and non-clinical community agencies that serve Veterans. The VA COmmunity LeArning CollaboraTive (CO-ACT) uses a quality improvement framework and facilitative process to support community organizational implementation of evidence-based and best practice suicide prevention strategies to achieve this goal. This paper details the structure of CO-ACT and processes by which it is implemented. This includes the CO-ACT toolkit, an organizational self-assessment, a summary of recommendations, creation of a blueprint for change, selection of suicide prevention program components, and an action plan to guide organizations in implementing suicide prevention practices. CO-ACT pilot outcomes are reported in a previous publication.
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Authors: Joseph Mignogna, Patricia D. Russell, Elisa Borah, Craig J. Bryan, Lindsey L. Monteith, Kathryn Bongiovanni, Edgar Villareal, Claire A. Hoffmire, Alan L. Peterson, Jenna Heise, Nathaniel Mohatt, Sylvia Baack, Kimberly Weinberg, Marcy Polk, Meredith Mealer, Benjamin R. Kremer, James Gallanos, Alexis Blessing, Juliana Scheihing, Tabitha Alverio, Justin Benzer, Bryann B. DeBeer
Institutions: Veterans Health Administration, Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers, University of Colorado Anschutz, The University of Texas at Austin, VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System, The Ohio State University, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network, The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Education Development Center, Booz Allen Hamilton (United States), Yale University, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, VA Portland Health Care System, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,295
OpenAlex ID: W4400512784