Abstract: Background: Loss of belongingness may be particularly pronounced for women veterans, representing a threat to long-term well-being. Improvements in social support through …
Abstract: A rapidly growing literature highlights a critical need for targeted suicide prevention and risk mitigation strategies for veterans navigating the military-to-civilian …
Abstract: Background: Peer-supported mobile health (mHealth) programs hold the promise of providing a low-burden approach to increasing access to care and improving mental health. …
Abstract: Background: Equine-assisted services (EAS) involves the use of horses within therapy, learning or horsemanship sessions and has been used with military veterans suffering …
Abstract: This comprehensive project investigates the complex and individualized aspects of grieving, with a specific emphasis on military widows, in line with the CESI model's …
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) State of the Art (SOTA) conference held on March 29-30, 2023, highlighted the growing recognition of whole-person outcomes, which …
Abstract: This qualitative single case study explored the challenges faced by veterans with disability ratings in understanding and utilizing education benefits, emphasizing the …
Abstract: Background: Peer specialists are hired, trained, and accredited to share their lived experience of psychiatric illness to support other similar individuals through the …
Abstract: Exposure-based treatments such as prolonged exposure therapy (PE) are effective for veterans with PTSD. However, dropout rates as high as 50% are common. The Department …
Abstract: 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 …
Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the acceptability and effectiveness of veteran-led peer support services for veteran participants, members of the clinical team, …
Abstract: Caring Letters is a prevention program aimed at reducing suicide risk; however, clinical trials indicate mixed results among military and veteran samples. The present …