The percentage of veterans who "reported suicidal ideation" in their first year after separation from the military, according to an article published online ahead of print in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine -- The First Year After Military Service: Predictors of U.S. Veterans’ Suicidal Ideation
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Processes and Mediation: Challenges and How to Address Them.
● Technology-Based Methods for Training Counseling Skills in Behavioral Health: a Scoping Review.
● Adherence to Daily Interactive Voice Response Calls for a Chronic Pain Intervention.
Since 1968 Americans have known to call 911 during emergencies to activate either the police, fire department, or emergency medical response. When my own house caught fire in late 2019, as I ran to find a garden hose in the dark, I yelled to my then 15 year old son, “call 911.” It’s a phrase so ingrained in our American psyche that we instinctively know to activate that response in our times of panic, fear, and need. But each year millions of 911 calls are made due to issues related to emotional distress or mental health problems for which police, fire, rescue, and EMS services are not always the optimal responders.
The number of American deaths "associated with alcohol, drugs, and suicide" in 2020, according to a recent report from the Well Being Trust -- Pain in the Nation 2022.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● The Ukraine crisis: Mental health resources for clinicians and researchers.
● Implementation of Telehealth for Psychiatric Care in VA Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Clinics.
● Military sexual trauma in context: Ethnoracial differences in ecological resources among treatment-seeking veterans.