A Brief Intervention to Reduce Suicide Risk in Military Service Members and Veterans- Study 1

Summary

The investigators propose to evaluate Suicide Assessment and Follow-up Engagement: Veteran Emergency Treatment (SAFE VET) which is currently being implemented in 4 VA ED/Urgent Care Units across the United States (Portland VA Medical Center (VAMC), Denver VAMC, Manhattan VAMC, and Philadelphia VAMC).

Conditions

• Suicide Risk | Patient

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SAFE VET

All SAFE VET EDs provide a standardized intervention that is specifically adapted for use in the ED to mitigate suicide risk. Given that the SAFE VET intervention was developed for use in a busy ED setting, the length of the intervention is approximately 45 minutes. The SAFE VET intervention is administered by a clinical provider who has been specifically trained and consists of: 1. Risk Assessment 2. Safety Planning Intervention: Developed by Stanley and Brown (2008), Safety Planning Intervention consists of a hierarchically-arranged list of coping strategies identified for use during a subsequent suicidal crisis. 3. Clinical Follow-Up Protocol

Sponsors & Collaborators

• US Department of Veterans Affairs

  collaborator FED

• United States Department of Defense

  collaborator FED

• Columbia University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Pennsylvania

  collaborator OTHER

• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

  collaborator FED

• VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System

  lead FED

Principal Investigators

• Marjan Holloway, Ph.D. · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

• Gregory Brown, Ph.D. · University of Pennsylvania

• Lisa Brenner, Ph.D. · Denver VAMC, VISN 19 MIRECC

• Barbara Stanley, Ph.D. · Columbia University

• Kerry Knox, Ph.D. · Canadaigua VAMC- Center of Excellence

• Glenn Currier, M.D. · Canandaigua VAMC- Center of Excellence

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

89 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2009-09-30

Primary Completion

2018-11-30

Completion

2018-12-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations