Understanding the Intersection of Homelessness and Justice Involvement: Enhancing Veteran Suicide Prevention Through VA Programming.
Journal
Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS
ISSN: 1078-4497
Titre abrégé: Fed Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9500574
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Historique:
entrez:
21
2
2022
pubmed:
22
2
2022
medline:
22
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Veterans with a history of homelessness and justice involvement are at greater risk for mental health sequelae, including suicide. A bidirectional relationship exists between criminal justice involvement and housing instability (ie, the institutional circuit). Homelessness and justice involvement often represent a vicious cycle that is difficult to escape. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a number of programs focused on connecting homeless and justice-involved veterans to health and social services. This paper reviews existing programing and initiatives within such services to detect risk for suicide and connect these veterans to appropriate evidence-based mental health care. The VA currently has several programs focused on enhancing care for homeless and justice-involved veterans, many of which currently incorporate suicide prevention initiatives. Understanding of factors that may impact health service delivery of suicide risk assessment and intervention may be beneficial in order to enhance veteran suicide prevention efforts.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Veterans with a history of homelessness and justice involvement are at greater risk for mental health sequelae, including suicide.
OBSERVATIONS
METHODS
A bidirectional relationship exists between criminal justice involvement and housing instability (ie, the institutional circuit). Homelessness and justice involvement often represent a vicious cycle that is difficult to escape. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a number of programs focused on connecting homeless and justice-involved veterans to health and social services. This paper reviews existing programing and initiatives within such services to detect risk for suicide and connect these veterans to appropriate evidence-based mental health care.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The VA currently has several programs focused on enhancing care for homeless and justice-involved veterans, many of which currently incorporate suicide prevention initiatives. Understanding of factors that may impact health service delivery of suicide risk assessment and intervention may be beneficial in order to enhance veteran suicide prevention efforts.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35185313
doi: 10.12788/fp.0216
pii: fp-39-01-08
pmc: PMC8849028
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
8-11Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Frontline Medical Communications Inc., Parsippany, NJ, USA.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Author disclosures The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article. This material is the result of work supported in part by the VA and the Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) for Suicide Prevention.
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