Research and Policy Repository

Changes to Veteran community reintegration research needed to address diverse needs of Veterans and their communities

Abstract: The authors issue a call to the field to address the expansive reintegration needs of Veterans and their communities. Developing inclusive Veteran community reintegration …

Well-Being Peer reviewed

Development of a 3-step theory of suicide ontology to facilitate 3ST factor extraction from clinical progress notes

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Suicide risk prediction algorithms at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) do not include predictors based on the 3-Step Theory of suicide (3ST), which …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Utilization of whole health and longitudinal outcomes after screening positive for possible depression documented in Veterans Health Administration’s electronic health record

Abstract: Objectives: Depression is common among Veterans. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is transforming into a Whole Health system of care that includes holistic treatment …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Investigation of the role of perceived access to primary care in mediating and moderating racial and ethnic disparities in chronic disease control in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To examine the role of patient-perceived access to primary care in mediating and moderating racial and ethnic disparities in hypertension control and diabetes …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

National cross-sectional cohort study of the relationship between quality of mental healthcare and death by suicide

Abstract: Background: Patient safety-based interventions aimed at lethal means restriction are effective at reducing death by suicide in inpatient mental health settings but are …

Mental Health Physical Health Well-Being Peer reviewed