• Woodward EN, Oliver KA, Drummond KL, Bartnik MK, McCorkindale A, Meit SS, Owen RR, Kirchner JE. Transitioning an implementation research intervention to a sustained clinical service: Telehealth primary care mental health integration implementation in Veterans Health Administration. Psychological Services. 2024 Sep 30.
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• Caring Letters Not Associated with Suicide Attempts Following Veterans Crisis Line Contact, But Are Associated with Higher Probability of VA Mental Healthcare Use
  This study examined the effectiveness of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) Caring Letters intervention and determined whether there were differences in outcomes by signatory. Findings showed that Caring Letters were not associated with suicide attempts following VCL contact, but were associated with higher probability of VHA outpatient and inpatient mental healthcare use. There was no association amo...
  
  Date: April 29, 2024
• COVID-19 Infection Associated with More Depression Symptoms among Veterans at 18 months Post-Infection
  This study robustly matched COVID-19 infected patients with contemporaneous, uninfected controls to assess the effects of COVID-19 on depression symptoms. Findings showed that COVID-19 infection was associated with more depression symptoms among Veterans at 18 months post-infection, with a significantly higher prevalence of positive depression screening among Veterans with COVID compared to those ...
  
  Date: April 16, 2024
• Veterans with a Racial/Ethnic Minority Background, Rural Residence, or Mental Health Disability History Were Less Likely to Complete Preoperative Goals of Care Documentation
  This study assessed factors – including race, ethnicity, rurality, history of mental health disability, and VA facility type – that are known or hypothesized to be linked with disparities in preoperative life-sustaining treatment (LST) documentation. The study also described the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on completion of preoperative LST. Findings showed that Veterans with a racial or ethnic mino...
  
  Date: December 19, 2023
• Despite Equal Access and Use of VA Care, Black Veterans are More Likely to Experience Postpartum Rehospitalization and Low-Birthweight Infants
  This study sought to determine whether Black/white racial disparities in access, use, and outcomes are present among pregnant and postpartum Veterans and their infants using VA maternity care. Findings showed no statistically significant racial disparities in access or use of care during the perinatal period; nevertheless, Black Veterans were more likely than white Veterans to experience postpartu...
  
  Date: July 1, 2023
• Rural-Urban Telemedicine Disparity among Veterans Worsens Following Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic
  This study examined changes over time in rural-urban differences in telemedicine use for primary care and mental health integration services among nearly 64 million primary care and 4 million mental health integration visits. Findings showed that the pandemic exacerbated the rural-urban telemedicine divide across VA, possibly because underlying causes of digital inequity were not addressed as init...
  
  Date: March 7, 2023

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Protocols to Reduce Seclusion in Inpatient Mental Health Units (08-23-2023)

Peers Aid Veterans' Engagement with Mental Health Self-Care Mobile Apps (07-07-2023)

Systematic Review - Protocols to Reduce Seclusion in Inpatient Mental Health Units (06-30-2023)

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Videos

• Peer Support to Engage Minority Veterans in VA Mental Health Care 09/18/23
• Suicide Prevention and Implementation 01/29/20
• Primary Care and Mental Health Integration 01/09/20
• Sleep Disorder Treatment to Prevent Veteran Suicide 12/22/17

Podcasts

• Risk and Protective Factors for Burnout among VA Psychotherapists Treating PTSD Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic 12/04/2023
• Evaluating the Transitioning Servicemember Support Program 12/09/2021
• The Impact of COVID-19, Social Distancing, and Mental Health 11/10/2021
• A Community Network Approach to Supporting Veterans at Risk for Suicide 07/13/2020
• Research Into Gulf War Illness 06/23/2020
• Post-Incarceration Outcomes for Veterans with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Challenges 06/09/2020
• Engaging Rural Dwelling Veterans in VA Mental Health Treatment 05/26/2020
• Moral Reconation Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans 05/11/2020
• Understanding Who's at Risk for Food Insecurity 04/14/2020

Other Resources

• Visit the Office of Research and Development’s topic page on mental health to learn more about VA’s research milestones, current projects funded by other VA research services, and more.
• Visit the VA’s Office for Mental Health Services website to find both Veteran and clinician resources.