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Project Name Funder Principal Investigator PI Location Project Type Public Health Approach Start Date End Date Socia-ecological Model Focus Study Populations Data Source Keywords Abstract / Aims
Development of a brief, motivational interviewing intervention manual for lethal means safety counseling for implementation within Primary Care and Primary Care Mental Health Integration SPRINT planning award Aunon, Frances New England Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System Other Observational Universal 2021/04/30 2022/04/30 Individual General Veteran population SPRINT Lethal means safety, Risk assessment/stratification/screening, Qualitative methods

Structural and functional neural alterations in suicidality among Veterans with PTSD CSRD Averill, Lynnette Houston VAMC Other Observational Selective 2019/01/01 2024/12/31 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Pharmacological interventions

Examining the Effectiveness of an Adaptive Implementation Intervention to Improve Uptake of the VA Suicide Risk Identification Strategy HSRD/QUERI Bahraini, Nazanin VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System Implementation Universal 2019/10/01 2022/09/30 Community/Society NR RAFT Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Identification of Veterans at-risk for Suicide: a Multidisciplinary Approach CSRD Barredo, Jennifer Providence VA Medical Center Other Observational Universal 2019/01/01 2023/12/31 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Predictive modeling

Reducing Suicide Risk in Older Veterans with Mental Health Disorders Using Problem Solving Therapy CSRD Beaudreau, Sherry VA Palo Alto Health Care System Intervention-Trial Selective 2021/04/01 2026/03/31 Individual Older Veterans (65+) OMHSP Mental health diagnosis, Brief interventions, Psychotherapy intervention, Safety Planning

CTBI: Traumatic brain injury-induced inflammation effects on cognitive evaluations and response inhibition: Mechanisms of increased risk for suicidality (Project 3) BLRD Beck, Kevin VA New Jersey Health Care System Other Observational Selective 2019/10/01 2023/09/30 Individual NR RAFT TBI

Enhancing Analytic Models to Predict Risk for Suicide and Related Outcomes among Veterans Center of Excellence Bossarte, Robert Canandaigua VA Medical Center Observational-Cohort Universal 2016/10/01 Ongoing Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Predictive modeling, Social determinants of health

Understanding Heterogeneity in Treatment of Mood Disorders Center of Excellence Bossarte, Robert Canandaigua VA Medical Center Observational-Cohort Selective 2018/10/01 Ongoing Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Mental health diagnosis

Characteristics and Patterns of Opioid-Related Overdoses among Veterans Center of Excellence Bossarte, Robert Canandaigua VA Medical Center Observational-Cohort Selective 2017/10/01 Ongoing Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Chronic pain and/or opioid use, Risk assessment/stratification/screening, Predictive modeling, Substance use and/or substance use disorders

Developing Models to Predict Risk for Suicide and Related Outcomes Upon Separation from Service Using Pre-separation Factors Center of Excellence Bossarte, Robert Canandaigua VA Medical Center Observational-Cohort Selective 2018/10/01 Ongoing Individual Service Members (including Reserves/National Guard) OMHSP Predictive modeling, Risk assessment/stratification/screening

An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) MIRECC Brenner, Lisa Rocky Mountain MIRECC Observational-Cohort Indicated 2014/03/19 2022/09/30 Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Crisis lines (including text, chat, web, etc.), Crisis Intervention

Suicide among Individuals with Neurodegenerative Diseases Seeking Veterans Health Administration Services MIRECC Brenner, Lisa Rocky Mountain MIRECC Observational-Cohort Selective 2019/04/25 2022/09/30 Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Non-mental health medical comorbidity, Risk assessment/stratification/screening

A Multi-Method Examination of Veteran Crisis Line Emergency Dispatches HSRD/QUERI Britton, Peter Canandaigua VA Medical Center Other Indicated 2021/03/01 2025/02/28 Individual Other RAFT Crisis lines (including text, chat, web, etc.), Crisis Intervention

Suicide among Veterans Discharged from VA Psychiatric Inpatient Units, 2005-2010 Center of Excellence Britton, Peter Canandaigua VA Medical Center Observational-Cohort Selective 2013/10/01 Ongoing Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Risk assessment/stratification/screening, Safety Planning

Risk and Protective Factors for Veteran Suicide Following Discharge from VA Nursing Homes Center of Excellence Britton, Peter Canandaigua VA Medical Center Observational-Cohort Selective 2014/01/01 Ongoing Individual Older Veterans (65+) OMHSP Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Evaluation of Veterans Crisis Line Outcomes Other OMHSP Britton, Peter Canandaigua VA Medical Center Observational-Cohort Indicated 2018/10/01 Ongoing Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Crisis lines (including text, chat, web, etc.), Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Veterans Crisis Line Outcomes: Treatment Contact and Risk for Non-Fatal Suicide Attempts, Suicide Deaths, and All-Cause Mortality Other OMHSP Britton, Peter Canandaigua Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention 2022/01/01 2025/12/31 Via email nan, nan, nan, nan

The Role of Medications in Predicting Suicide-Related Outcomes and Unintended Death in Older Veterans CSRD Byers, Amy Veterans Affairs Medical Center San Francisco Observational-Cohort Selective 2019/10/01 2023/09/30 Individual Older Veterans (65+) RAFT Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Examination of resting state functional connectivity as a marker of acute suicide risk CSRD Caceda, Ricardo Northport VA Medical Center Other Observational Selective 2020/01/01 2023/12/31 individual General Veteran population RAFT Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Enhancing Social Connectedness Among Veterans at High Risk for Suicide through Community Engagement HSRD/QUERI Chen, Jason Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), Portland VA Medical Center Intervention-Pilot Indicated 2019/07/01 2024/06/30 Community/Society General Veteran population OTHER Qualitative methods, Mental health diagnosis, Peers assisting with intervention

Extending the Safety Net: Reaching Veterans at High Risk for Suicide Who Disengage from Care SPRINT planning award Chen, Jason VA Portland Health Care System Observational-Cohort Indicated 2021/04/01 2022/03/31 Individual Veterans not receiving VA care SPRINT Risk assessment/stratification/screening, Qualitative methods, Social determinants of health

Evaluating the Use of Peer Specialists to Support Suicide Prevention RRD (includes SPIRE) Chinman, Matthew VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Intervention-Pilot Selective 2020/09/01 2023/03/31 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Peers assisting with intervention

A hybrid effectiveness-implementation multisite trial of a dialectical behavior therapy skills group for Veterans at high-risk for suicide attempt HSRD/QUERI Decker, Suzanne VA Connecticut Healthcare System (New England MIRECC) Intervention-Trial Indicated 2021/11/01 2026/10/31 Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Qualitative methods, Psychotherapy intervention

Advancing Suicide Prevention for Female Veterans HSRD/QUERI Denneson, Lauren VA Portland Health Care System Observational-Cohort Indicated 2018/05/01 2023/04/30 Individual Women Veterans RAFT Qualitative methods, Survey development, Social determinants of health

Suicide Prevention Trials Database CSRD Denneson, Lauren VA Portland Health Care System Other 2021/04/01 2025/03/31 General Veteran population RAFT Psychotherapy intervention, Brief interventions, Non-clinical interventions (e.g. community-level), Pharmacological interventions

Rapid Referral to Suicide Specific Intervention in Psychiatric Emergency Care HSRD/QUERI Depp, Colin A VA San Diego Healthcare System Intervention-Trial Indicated 2018/10/01 2023/03/31 Individual NR RAFT Brief interventions, Psychotherapy intervention, Crisis Intervention

Strengthening Suicide Prevention Efforts for Women Veterans through the Veterans Crisis Line HSRD/QUERI Dichter, Melissa VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP), Philadelphia, PA Other Observational Selective 2020/07/01 2023/06/30 Individual Women Veterans RAFT Qualitative methods, Crisis lines (including text, chat, web, etc.), Psychotherapy intervention, Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Developing a Mobile Intervention to Reduce Suicidal Cognitions in Veterans SPRINT planning award Dillon, Kirsten Durham VA Medical Center Intervention-Pilot Indicated 2021/04/01 2024/01/31 Individual General Veteran population SPRINT Brief interventions, mHealth (mobile/web application development/testing), Psychotherapy intervention, Social determinants of health

Understanding Impact of VHA's New Suicidal Ideation Screening Initiative: Veteran's Perspective HSRD/QUERI Dobscha, Steven VA Portland Health Care System Other Observational Universal 2019/12/01 2023/11/30 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Survey Development, Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Suicide Prevention Research Impact NeTwork (SPRINT) HSRD/QUERI Dobscha, Steven; Ilgen, Mark; Hudson, Teresa VA Portland Health Care System; VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System; Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Other 2019/07/01 2024/06/01 OTHER nan, nan, nan, nan

Caring Cards to and from Veterans: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Peer Approach to Suicide Prevention and Recovery RRD (includes SPIRE) Ehret, Blaire VA San Diego Healthcare System Intervention-Pilot Indicated 2020/12/01 2022/11/30 Individual General Veteran population OTHER Brief interventions, Peers assisting with intervention, Psychotherapy intervention

Evaluating the utility of a group-based brief cognitive-behavioral therapy for suicide prevention MIRECC Ennis, Chelsea Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, New Orleans, LA Intervention-Pilot Indicated 2020/01/01 2022/01/31 Individual Rural Veterans OMHSP Psychotherapy intervention, Brief interventions

Multisite RCT of STEP-Home: A Transdiagnostic Skill-based Community Reintegration Workshop (STEP-Home) RRD (includes SPIRE) Fortier, Catherine VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus Intervention-Trial Selective 2019/04/01 2023/05/30 Individual Veterans not receiving VA care OTHER Insomnia/sleep problems, Mental health diagnosis, TBI, Psychotherapy intervention

Reward processing and depressive subtypes: Identifying neural biotypes related to suicide risk, resilience, and treatment response CSRD Fryer, Susanna San Francisco Healthcare system Intervention-Trial Universal 2020/10/01 2024/09/30 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Risk assessment/stratification/screening, nan, nan

Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) 5-year evaluation plan Other OMHSP Garrido, Melissa Boston VA - PEPReC Observational-Cohort Indicated 2021/12/03 2026/09/30 Individual Other Investigator Crisis lines (including text, chat, web, etc.), Crisis Intervention, Lethal means safety, nan

Partnered Implementation Evaluation of a National Sponsorship Program for Transitioning Service Members (ETS Sponsorship) Partnered ORD/Operations Geraci, Joseph James J. Peters VA Medical Center Implementation Universal 2020/04/01 2023/03/31 Community/Society Service Members (including Reserves/National Guard) QUERI Mental health diagnosis, Peers assisting with intervention, Non-clinical interventions (e.g. community-level), Social determinants of health

Group ("Project Life Force") vs. Individual Suicide Safety Planning RCT (PLF) CSRD Goodman, Marianne James J. Peters VA Medical Center Intervention-Trial Indicated 2018/10/01 2023/09/30 Relationship NR RAFT Safety Planning, Psychotherapy intervention, Crisis Intervention

Project Life Force COVID-19 VISN-funded Goodman, Marianne James J Peters VA Medical Center Intervention-Trial Universal 2021/01/01 Ongoing Individual General Veteran population NR Psychotherapy intervention, Pandemics (including COVID) and suicide

Project Life Force- Rural Veterans (PLF-RV), Suicide-Specific Safety Planning Group Intervention over Telehealth for Rural Veterans and Veterans who do not seek VA Care: Pilot Implementation SPRINT planning award Goodman, Marianne James J Peters VA Medical Center Intervention-Pilot Indicated 2022/01/01 2022/12/31 Individual Rural Veterans OTHER Psychotherapy intervention, Safety Planning, Lethal means safety

CTBI: Traumatic brain injury-induced inflammation effects on cognitive evaluations and response inhibition: Mechanisms of increased risk for suicidality (Project 1) CSRD Goodman, Marianne; Hazlett, Erin James J Peters VA Medical Center Observational-Cohort Indicated 2020/04/01 2024/03/31 Individual General Veteran population RAFT TBI, Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Engaging Suicide Prevention Coordinators in Reaching Rural Veterans ORH Goss, Cynthia VRHRC-SLC Other Observational Universal Ongoing Ongoing NR Rural Veterans ORH Social determinants of health, Public messaging

Understanding Suicide Risks among LGBT Veterans in VA Care HSRD/QUERI Goulet, Joseph VA Connecticut Healthcare System Observational-Cohort Selective 2019/06/01 2023/05/31 Individual LGBTQ RAFT Natural language processing, Healthcare disparities, Social determinants of health

Impact of VA-issued telehealth tablets on suicide-related hospitalizations and suicide deaths among at-risk rural and urban veterans SPRINT planning award Gujral, Kritee VA Menlo Park Observational-Cohort Selective 2022/01/01 2022/12/31 Individual Rural Veterans OTHER mHealth (mobile/web application development/testing), Pandemics (including COVID) and suicide

CSR&D Research Career Scientist Award CSRD Haghighi, Fatemeh James J. Peters Bronx VA Medical Center Bench/Animal Experimental Selective 2019/10/01 2024/09/30 Individual General Veteran population RAFT TBI, Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Genomics

Identifying bio-signatures of suicidal subtypes in Veterans CSRD Haghighi, Fatemeh James J. Peters Bronx VA Medical Center Other Observational Selective 2019/07/01 2023/06/30 Individual NR RAFT Genomics, Insomnia/sleep problems, Mental health diagnosis, Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Neuroinflammatory and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Blood-Brain Barrier Compromise in Suicide BLRD Haghighi, Fatemeh James J Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY Bench/Animal Experimental Selective 2018/01/01 2023/09/30 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Genomics

CSR&D Research Career Scientist Award CSRD Hazlett, Erin James J. Peters Bronx VA Medical Center Other Selective 2018/04/01 2023/03/31 individual General Veteran population RAFT Risk assessment/stratification/screening, Mental health diagnosis

Assessing Social and Community Environments with National Data (ASCEND) for Veteran Suicide Prevention (MPI) Other OMHSP Hoffmire, Claire; Lindsey Monteith Canandaigua VA Medical Center; Rocky Mountain MIRECC Other Observational Universal 2018/06/01 2022/09/30 Community/Society Veterans not receiving VA care OMHSP Survey Development, Non-clinical interventions (e.g. community-level), Pandemics (including COVID) and suicide, Social determinants of health

Preventing Suicide Among Female and Male Veterans Not Receiving VHA Services (INQQUIRE-VETS) HSRD/QUERI Hoffmire, Claire; Lindsey Monteith Canandaigua VA Medical Center; Rocky Mountain MIRECC Other Observational Selective 2020/06/01 2024/05/31 Individual Veterans not receiving VA care RAFT Qualitative methods, Survey development, Mental health diagnosis, Social determinants of health

Acceptability and Feasibility of a Peer-to-Peer Firearm-Specific Means Safety Intervention CSRD Houtsma, Claire Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Intervention-Pilot Selective 2022/02/01 2024/01/31 Individual General Veteran population Via email Lethal means safety, Peers assisting with intervention, Qualitative methods, Brief interventions

Research Career Scientist Award HSRD/QUERI Ilgen, Mark VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI Other Selective 2019/08/01 2024/07/31 Individual NR RAFT Substance use and/or substance use disorders, Crisis Intervention, Psychotherapy intervention, Chronic pain and/or opioid use

Public messaging to increase treatment seeking among Veterans at risk for suicide during transition from military service HSRD/QUERI Karras-Pilato, Elizabeth Canandaigua VA Medical Center Intervention-Trial Universal 2021/05/01 2025/04/30 Community/Society Post-9/11 or Transitioning Veterans RAFT Mental health diagnosis, Public messaging

The use of VA public messaging to minimize risk for suicide among recently transitioned veterans not using VHA care HSRD/QUERI Karras-Pilato, Elizabeth Canandaigua VA Medical Center Observational-Cohort Universal 2020/10/01 2022/09/30 Community/Society Veterans not receiving VA care OTHER Non-clinical interventions (e.g. community-level), Public messaging, Social determinants of health

Public messaging strategies to facilitate help seeking among those at high risk for both suicide and opioid overdose Other Karras-Pilato, Elizabeth Canandaigua VA Medical Center Other Observational Universal 2020/10/01 2022/09/30 Community/Society Pain/opioid using population SPRINT Qualitative methods, Mental health diagnosis, Substance use and/or substance use disorders, Public messaging

Development of a Novel Couples-Based Suicide Intervention: Treatment for Relationships and Safety Together (TR&ST) RRD (includes SPIRE) Khalifian, Chandra VA San Diego Healthcare System Intervention-Trial Indicated 2021/04/01 2026/03/31 Relationship General Veteran population Dimensions Brief interventions, Psychotherapy intervention, Caregivers and supports, nan

Using Big Data and Machine Learning to Understand the Association Between Altitude and Suicide among Veterans HSRD/QUERI Kimbrel, Nathan A. Durham, NC Observational-Cohort Universal 2021/08/01 2023/10/31 Community/Society General Veteran population RAFT Predictive modeling, Biological or Behavioral risk marker , nan, nan

Identifying neurobiological vulnerabilities in reward processing associated with suicidal behavior in Veterans. CSRD Klein, Matthew James J. Peters VA Medical Center Bench/Animal Experimental Indicated 2021/04/01 2023/03/31 Individual Dimensions Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Risk assessment/stratification/screening, nan, nan

Clinical and Imaging Biomarker Trial of Uridine for Veterans with Suicidal Ideation CSRD Kondo, Douglas VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System Intervention-Trial Selective 2018/01/01 2022/12/31 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Pharmacological interventions, Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Mental health diagnosis

Behavioral Health QUERI program HSRD/QUERI Landes, Sara Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center Implementation Universal 2020/10/01 2025/09/30 NR NR QUERI Mental health diagnosis

Implementing Caring Contacts for Suicide Prevention in Non-mental Health Settings HSRD/QUERI Landes, Sara Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center Implementation Selective 2018/10/01 2022/09/30 Individual NR RAFT Non-mental health medical comorbidity

Evaluation of Lethal Means Safety Education MIRECC Matarazzo, Bridget Rocky Mountain MIRECC, Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center, Aurora, CO Other Observational Universal 2019/06/01 2022/12/31 Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Lethal means safety, Non-clinical interventions (e.g. community-level)

Longitudinal Assessment of the Sleep-Suicide Link in Veterans Discharged from Inpatient Psychiatric Care HSRD/QUERI McGeary, John E. Providence VA Medical Center Observational-Cohort Indicated 2020/08/01 2024/07/31 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Insomnia/sleep problems, Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Precision (personalized) medicine, mHealth (mobile/web application development/testing)

Characteristics of Transitioning Service Members who call the Veteran's Crisis Line and then engage in non-VHA mental healthcare SPRINT planning award Mohamed, Ahmed Charleston Health Equity and Rural Outreach Innovation Center Observational-Cohort Selective 2022/01/01 2022/12/31 Individual Veterans not receiving VA care OTHER Risk assessment/stratification/screening, Social determinants of health, Predictive modeling

VA Aripiprazole vs. Esketamine for Treatment of Depression VAST-D II CSRD Mohamed, Somaia West Haven, CT Intervention-Trial Selective 2021/10/01 2026/09/30 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Pharmacological interventions, Mental health diagnosis, Chronic pain and/or opioid use

Rural Veteran Suicide Prevention ORH Mohatt, Nathaniel Rocky Mountain Regional VAMC Implementation Universal 2016/12/22 2022/09/30 Community/Society Rural Veterans ORH Lethal means safety, Peers assisting with intervention, Non-clinical interventions (e.g. community-level), Public messaging

Native Veteran Suicide Prevention Program Development Other OMHSP Mohatt, Nathaniel Rocky Mountain Regional VAMC Other Universal 2019/10/01 2022/09/30 Community/Society BIPOC Veterans OMHSP Safety Planning, Healthcare disparities, Non-clinical interventions (e.g. community-level), Social determinants of health

Perspectives of Female Veterans, VHA Providers, and Family Members on Preventing Firearm-Inflicted Suicides among Female Veterans HSRD/QUERI Monteith, Lindsey Rocky Mountain MIRECC Other Observational Selective 2020/12/01 2022/05/31 Relationship Women Veterans RAFT Lethal means safety, Qualitative methods

Assessing Social and Community Environments with National Data (ASCEND) for Veteran Suicide Prevention during COVID-19 Other OMHSP Monteith, Lindsey; Hoffmire, Claire Rocky Mountain MIRECC and Canandaigua VA Medical Center Other Observational Universal 2018/06/01 2022/09/30 Community/Society Veterans not receiving VA care OTHER Survey development, Social determinants of health, Pandemics (including COVID) and suicide

Can services to address Veterans social determinants of health reduce their suicide risk? HSRD/QUERI Montgomery, Ann E. Birmingham, AL Observational-Cohort Selective 2020/10/01 2024/06/30 Relationship Homeless (or at risk) RAFT Non-clinical interventions (e.g. community-level), Social determinants of health, Qualitative methods, nan

Neurocognitive markers of short-term risk for suicidal behavior in high-risk Veterans CSRD Myers, Catherine VA New Jersey Health Care System- East Orange Campus Observational-Cohort Indicated 2019/01/01 2022/12/31 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Predictive modeling, Survey development, mHealth (mobile/web application development/testing), Risk assessment/stratification/screening

CTBI: Traumatic brain injury-induced inflammation effects on cognitive evaluations and response inhibition: Mechanisms of increased risk for suicidality (Project 2) CSRD Niculescu, Alexander Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN Bench/Animal Experimental Selective 2020/01/01 2023/12/31 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Risk assessment/stratification/screening, TBI

CBT for Suicide Prevention Pilot (Telehealth delivery of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (CBT-SP)) Other OMHSP Olson-Madden, Jennifer Rocky Mountain MIRECC Intervention-Pilot Selective 2019/01/01 Ongoing Individual NR OMHSP Brief interventions, Psychotherapy intervention

Using Big Data and Precision Medicine to Assess and Manage Suicide Risk in U.S. Veterans Other Oslin, Dave Philadelphia VA Medical Center Other Observational Universal 2017/10/01 2022/09/30 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Risk assessment/stratification/screening, Genomics, Predictive modeling

Improving Sleep as a Strategy to Reduce Suicide Risk Among at-Risk Veterans: A Real World Clinical Trial HSRD/QUERI Pigeon, Wilfred Canandaigua VA Medical Center Intervention-Trial Indicated 2019/01/01 2023/06/30 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Insomnia/sleep problems, Psychotherapy intervention

Complement system and suicidal behavior BLRD Pillai, Anilkumar Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Aurora, GA Bench/Animal Experimental Indicated 2020/01/01 2023/12/31 Individual NR RAFT Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Pharmacological interventions

Effectiveness and Implementation of eScreening in Post 9/11 Transition Programs HSRD/QUERI Pittman, James VA San Diego Healthcare System Intervention-Trial Selective 2020/10/01 2025/03/31 Community/Society Post-9/11 or Transitioning Veterans OMHSP Qualitative methods, Mental health diagnosis, mHealth (mobile/web application development/testing), Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Implementing CBT for Treatment Seeking to Prevent Suicide in Rural Veterans ORH Possemato, Kyle VA Center for Integrated Healthcare (CIH) Implementation Indicated 2020/10/01 2023/09/30 Community/Society Rural Veterans ORH Psychotherapy intervention

The Development of a Retreat-Based Suicide Prevention Program for Women Veterans SPRINT planning award Presseau, Candice VA Connecticut Healthcare System Intervention-Pilot Selective 2022/01/01 2022/12/31 Individual Women Veterans OTHER Psychotherapy intervention, Non-clinical interventions (e.g. community-level)

Combined TMS and Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Suicide HSRD/QUERI Primack, Jennifer Providence VA Medical Center Intervention-Trial Selective 2019/05/01 2023/04/03 Individual NR RAFT Psychotherapy intervention

VA-DoD Long-Term Impact of Military-Relevant Brain Injury Consortium (LIMBIC): Phenotypes of Persistent Comorbidity in Post‐9/11 Era Veterans with mTBI RRD (includes SPIRE) Pugh, Mary Jo VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System Observational-Cohort Indicated 2019/10/01 2024/09/30 Individual Post-9/11 or Transitioning Veterans RAFT Biological or Behavioral risk marker

Prevention of Suicide in Veterans Through Brief Intervention and Contact (VA-BIC) CSRD Riblet, Natalie White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center Intervention-Trial Selective 2020/10/01 2025/09/30 Individual General Veteran population RAFT mHealth (mobile/web application development/testing)

First we must understand: Characteristics of rural and highly rural Reserve and National Guard female veterans’ suicide risk factors and their preferences for veteran-centric interventions relative to urban peers ORH Sadler, Anne Iowa City VA, COIN & Rural Health Resource Center Other Observational Selective 2020/10/01 2022/09/30 Individual Women Veterans ORH Survey Development, Safety Planning, Healthcare disparities, Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Firearm Lethal Means Safety Counseling with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) MIRECC Sears, Meredith San Francisco VA Healthcare System Intervention-Pilot Selective 2021/05/01 2023/05/01 Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Lethal means safety, Safety Planning, Brief interventions

Improving Anxiety Treatment Engagement and Effectiveness in Primary Care-Mental Health Integration: Multi-site Hybrid I RCT of a Brief Veteran-Centered Anxiety Intervention HSRD/QUERI Shepardson, Robyn L. Syracuse, NY Intervention-Trial Indicated 2021/05/01 2025/04/30 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Psychotherapy intervention, Brief interventions, nan, nan

Suicide Prevention in Rural Veterans During High-risk Care Transition Scenarios ORH Shiner, Brian White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center Intervention-Trial Selective 2019/10/01 2022/09/30 Individual Rural Veterans ORH Crisis Intervention

Development and Testing of a Veteran-Centered Lethal Means Safety Suicide Prevention Intervention HSRD/QUERI Simonetti, Joseph Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO Intervention-Pilot Indicated 2021/07/01 2025/06/30 Individual General Veteran population HSRD funded studies page Lethal means safety, Safety Planning, Qualitative methods, Brief interventions

Identifying Best Practices for Medication-Based Suicide Prevention Strategies to Minimize the Risk of Medically-Serious Adverse Events HSRD/QUERI Smith, Eric Bedford VA Healthcare System Other Observational Selective 2020/04/01 2023/03/31 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Pharmacoepidemiology, Risk assessment/stratification/screening, Pharmacological interventions

Can suicide theory-guided natural language processing of clinical progress notes improve existing prediction models of Veteran suicide mortality? HSRD/QUERI Sox-Harris, Alex VA Palo Alto Health Care System Observational-Cohort Selective 2021/06/01 2024/11/30 Individual General Veteran population OTHER Natural language processing, Predictive modeling, Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Predicting Suicidal Behavior in Veterans with Bipolar Disorder using Behavioral and Neuroimaging Based Impulsivity Phenotypes CSRD Szeszko, Philip Bronx VA Medical Center Observational-Cohort Selective 2020/04/01 2024/03/31 Individual NR RAFT Risk assessment/stratification/screening, Mental health diagnosis, Biological or Behavioral risk marker

Can services to address Veterans social determinants of health reduce their suicide risk? HSRD/QUERI True, Jennifer (Gala) Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Other Observational Universal 2020/10/01 2023/09/30 Community/Society General Veteran population OTHER Social determinants of health, Qualitative methods

Preventing Firearm Suicides among Rural Veterans by Engaging Military Caregivers ORH True, Jennifer (Gala) Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Other Observational Selective 2021/10/01 2022/09/30 Individual OTHER Caregivers and supports, Lethal means safety, Qualitative methods, nan

Lethal Means Safety Suicide Prevention Module in Concealed Carry and Firearm Safety Classes Other OMHSP True, Jennifer (Gala) Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System Intervention-Trial Selective 2021/10/01 2022/09/30 Individual General Veteran population OTHER Lethal means safety, Brief interventions, nan, nan

mHealth Assessment of Recurrent Clinical States in Bipolar Disorders (MARCS-BD) RRD (includes SPIRE) Urosevic, Snezana Minneapolis VA Health Care System Intervention-Pilot Selective 2020/12/01 2022/11/30 Individual General Veteran population RAFT mHealth (mobile/web application development/testing), Measure development, Predictive modeling, Mental health diagnosis

Ketamine for treatment of suicidal ideation in the psychiatric emergency room (seed) Other Vaidya, Punit Louis Stokes VA Medical Center Intervention-Pilot Indicated 2020/03/01 2022/12/01 Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Pharmacological interventions

Impact of Comprehensive Caregiver Supports on Veteran Suicidal Behaviors Partnered ORD/Operations Van Houtven, Courtney Durham VA Health Care System Observational-Cohort Selective 2019/01/01 2022/12/31 Relationship Post-9/11 or Transitioning Veterans Via email Caregivers and supports, Non-clinical interventions (e.g. community-level), Predictive modeling, nan

Suicide Prevention and Related Care among LGBTQ Veterans (SPARC) SPRINT planning award Warren, Allison VA Connecticut Healthcare System Other Observational Indicated 2020/10/01 2022/03/31 Individual LGBTQ SPRINT Qualitative methods, Crisis Intervention

Veteran Engagement Implementation Strategies to Prevent Rural Veteran Suicide (CDA) HSRD/QUERI Woodward, Eva Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Implementation Indicated 2020/07/01 2025/06/20 Relationship Rural Veterans OMHSP Qualitative methods, Mental health diagnosis, Brief interventions, Crisis intervention

Ketamine for The Rapid Treatment of Major Depression and Alcohol Use Disorder CSRD Yoon, Gihyun VA Connecticut Healthcare System Intervention-Trial Indicated 2017/07/01 2023/06/30 Individual Other Dimensions Mental health diagnosis, Substance use and/or substance use disorders, Pharmacological interventions, nan

ORNL - Ongoing Geospatial data curation Other OMHSP Trafton, Jodie PERC Other Observational Universal 2022/10/01 Ongoing Community/Society General Veteran population OMHSP Social determinants of health, Measure development, Risk assessment/stratification/screening, nan

SP Project: Deep-learning/NLP Other OMHSP Trafton, Jodie PERC Other Observational Selective 2021/10/01 Ongoing Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Natural language processing, Predictive modeling, Risk assessment/stratification/screening, nan

Prevention, Recovery, & Emergency Preparedness: Empowering Veterans to Promote Community Resilience (PREP) Other OMHSP Waliski, Angie Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Implementation Selective 2022/01/01 2023/09/30 Community/Society General Veteran population OMHSP Peers assisting with intervention, Safety Planning, Lethal means safety, Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Natural Language Processing algorithms for operations use with Rockies Team. Focused on key social determinants of health. Includes annotation platform and pass-back of curated data for operations use. Improvement of suicide and overdose modeling for operations use (e.g. REACHVET and STORM 3.0 and beyond) – focus on adding community and NLP based risk factors Internally funded by Rockies team Other OMHSP Tamang, Suzanne PERC/Rockies/Partners Implementation Selective Ongoing Ongoing Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Natural language processing, Social determinants of health, Predictive modeling, Risk assessment/stratification/screening

Developing Artificial Intelligence Methods to Identify Firearm and Substance Use Risk Factors Other OMHSP Dudley, R. Adams Minneapolis VA Health Care System, RM MIRECC other Indicated 2022/01/01 2024/09/30 Individual General Veteran population OMHSP Lethal means safety, Chronic pain and/or opioid use, Natural language processing, Biological or Behavioral risk marker

Exploring suicidal ideation in PTSD treatment using NLP to assess clinical notes Other OMHSP Fielstein, Elliott OMHSP Other Observational Selective 2020/10/01 2023/09/30 Individual Other OMHSP Natural language processing, Risk assessment/stratification/screening, nan, nan

Exposure to Suicide Among Post 9/11 Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates and Treatment Needs HSRD/QUERI Sayer, Nina Minneapolis, MN Observational-Cohort Selective 2022/01/01 2024/12/31 Individual Post-9/11 or Transitioning Veterans RAFT Risk assessment/stratification/screening, nan, Qualitative methods, nan

Increasing Social Connection Through Crisis Caring Contacts: A Pragmatic Trial HSRD/QUERI Teo, Alan VA Portland Health Care System Intervention-Trial Selective 2022/07/01 2026/12/31 Relationship Older Veterans (65+) RAFT Brief interventions, Peers assisting with intervention, Social determinants of health, nan

Clinical context of SuicIde following OPIOID transitionS in Veterans, CSI:OPIOIDS-V HSRD/QUERI Kertesz, Stefan G. Birmingham, AL Other Observational Selective 2022/01/01 2024/12/31 Relationship Other RAFT Chronic pain and/or opioid use, Qualitative methods, Risk assessment/stratification/screening, nan

A Gene-by-Environment Genome-Wide Interaction Study (GEWIS) of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Veterans HSRD/QUERI Kimbrel, Nathan A. Durham, NC Observational-Cohort Selective 2022/04/01 2026/03/31 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Genomics, Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Risk assessment/stratification/screening, Mental health diagnosis

Motivational Interviewing to Address Suicidal Ideation: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Suicidal Veterans CSRD Britton, Peter Canandaigua, NY Intervention-Trial Indicated 2022/07/01 2027/06/30 Individual Other RAFT Brief interventions, Crisis Intervention, nan, nan

Suicide risk modification by statin prescriptions in US Veterans with common inflammation-mediated clinical conditions- a controlled, quasi-randomized epidemiological approach CSRD Postolache, Teodor Denver, CO Observational-Cohort Universal 2022/04/01 2025/03/31 Individual General Veteran population RAFT Predictive modeling, Precision (personalized) medicine, Pharmacoepidemiology, TBI

Identifying neural signatures of current and future suicidal thoughts and behaviors CSRD Jagger-Rickels, Audreyana Boston, MA Other Observational Selective 2022/04/01 2024/03/31 Individual Post-9/11 or Transitioning Veterans RAFT Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Predictive modeling, Precision (personalized) medicine, nan

CSRD Research Career Scientist Award Application CSRD Byers, Amy L. San Francisco, CA Observational-Cohort Selective 2021/10/01 2026/09/30 Individual Older Veterans (65+) RAFT Predictive modeling, Mental health diagnosis, Healthcare disparities, Pharmacoepidemiology

Neurobiology of Impulsivity and Aggression in Female Veterans MIRECC McGlade, Erin VA Salt Lake City MIRECC; University of Utah School of Medicine Other Observational Selective 2019/04/01 2023/03/30 Individual Women Veterans Investigator Biological or Behavioral risk marker , Mental health diagnosis, nan, nan

Caring Buddies/Family members Training and Education Other OMHSP Asghar-Ali, Ali Abbas Houston VAMC 2022/01/01 Investigator Caregivers and supports, Lethal means safety, nan, nan

Evaluation, KeepItSecure Public messaging campaign Other OMHSP Karras-Pilato, Elizabeth Canandaigua VA Medical Center Other Universal 2022/04/01 2024/03/31 Community/Society General Veteran population Investigator Lethal means safety, Non-clinical interventions (e.g. community-level), Public messaging, nan

Unlocking the potential of VA means safety programs: Examination of use of public messaging for the promotion of firearm safety to Veterans VISN-funded Karras-Pilato, Elizabeth Canandaigua VA Medical Center Other Observational Universal 2022/09/01 Community/Society Lethal means safety, Public messaging, nan, nan