• Wray LO, Oslin DW, Leong SH, Pitcock JA, Tauriello S, Drummond KL, Ritchie MJ. Enhancing Implementation of Measurement-Based Mental Health Care in Primary Care: A Mixed-Methods Study. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 2023 Jan 4; appips20220140.
• Mengeling MA, Torner JC, Smith JL, Cook BL, Sadler AG. Online Screening and Personalized Education to Identify Post-Deployment Mental Health Need and Facilitate Access to Care. Military medicine. 2022 Dec 13; DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac379.
• Shue SA, Traylor M, Kukla M, Salyers MP, Rollins AL, Henry N, Eliacin J, Garabrant J, McGuire AB. Exploring Factors Impacting the Implementation of Recovery-Oriented Treatment Planning on Acute Inpatient Mental Health Units. Administration and policy in mental health. 2022 Dec 10.
• Goodsmith N, Dossett EC, Gitlin R, Fenwick K, Ong JR, Hamilton A, Cordasco KM. Acceptability of Reproductive Goals Assessment in Public Mental Health Care. Health services research. 2022 Dec 7.
• Timko C, Lor MC, Rossi F, Peake A, Cucciare MA. Caregivers of people with substance use or mental health disorders in the US. Substance Abuse. 2022 Dec 1; 43(1):1268-1276.

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• Male and Female Veterans Differ in Attitudes to Referral to VA Care after Calling the Veterans Crisis Line
  This study described Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) referral outcomes for Veterans who contacted the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) with active thoughts of suicide during calendar years 2018–2019. Reasons given for declining SPC referral suggest that concerns about or discomfort with VA care were a key concern, particularly among women Veterans. Women had a higher rate of declining SPC referrals...
  
  Date: January 1, 2023
• Mental Health Staffing Affects Probability of Suicide-Related Events among Veterans
  This study sought to measure the effect of staffing on suicide-related events (SRE). Findings showed that mental health (MH) staffing had a large causal effect on the probability of a suicide-related event. From 2014 to 2018, the per-pay period probability of an SRE among this study cohort was 0.05%. A 1% increase in mental health staffing led to a 1.6 percentage point reduction in SREs. This effe...
  
  Date: September 11, 2022
• Differences between VA- and Community-Provided Behavioral Healthcare
  This retrospective cross-sectional study examined differences in the amount and type of behavioral healthcare delivered in VA and purchased in the community. Findings showed that more than 25% of Veterans receiving inpatient behavioral healthcare used VA-purchased community care, but severe behavioral conditions were treated more frequently in VA. Only 4% of Veterans received outpatient behavioral...
  
  Date: August 30, 2022
• VA Outperforms Wait Times Compared to Community Care
  This study sought to describe geographic variation in wait times experienced by Veterans for three categories of care: primary care, mental health, and other specialties, comparing differences between VA-provided and community-provided care. Findings showed that mean VISN-level wait times were shorter for VA than for community care: 29 vs 39 days for primary care, 34 vs 44 days for mental health, ...
  
  Date: August 25, 2022
• Factors Associated with Refusal of Lung Cancer Screening When Offered by VA Physicians
  This study sought to determine how frequently patients decline lung cancer screening (LCS) when it is offered by a physician – and to define patient and facility-level factors associated with their decision. Findings showed that in this study cohort of more than 43,200 Veterans, approximately one-third declined lung cancer screening following a discussion with their physician. The physician and fa...
  
  Date: August 16, 2022

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• Improving Care and Access for LGBTQ Veterans || In Progress

  ...discrimination, these Veterans face increased health risks and unique challenges in accessing...and 69% were satisfied with their mental healthcare....Research Studies on LGBTQ Health and Care Health Outcomes and Healthcare Use...Veterans Understanding Mental Health Problems and Health Risk Behaviors among

• Improving Patient-Provider Communications to Reduce Mental Health Disparities || In Progress

  VA's mental health specialty program alone in fiscal year 2018. Mental health...are available not only in VA's mental health specialty clinics, but also in...In This Issue: Advancements in VA Mental Healthcare » Table of Contents Interventions...Service Men and Women in Post-Deployment Mental Healthcare Feature Article There is

• Management Briefs eBrief-no51 -- Family Involved Psychosocial Treatments for Adult Mental Health Conditions

  Psychosocial Treatments for Adult Mental Health Conditions...Psychosocial Treatments for Adult Mental Health Conditions Since 2008, VA's authority...provide family services for Veterans' mental healthcare has expanded, creating a

• Management Briefs eBrief-no93 -- Mental Health Assessment and Psychosocial Interventions for Bariatric Surgery

  Management Briefs eBrief-no93 -- Mental Health Assessment and Psychosocial Interventions...Management eBriefs Issue 93 March 2015 Mental Health Assessment and Psychosocial Interventions...bariatric practices formally screen for mental health conditions during the pre-operative

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Videos

• Investigator Insights: Suicide Prevention and Implementation 01/29/20
• Investigator Insights: Primary Care and Mental Health Integration 01/09/20
• Sleep Disorder Treatment to Prevent Veteran Suicide 12/22/17

Podcasts

• 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
• Research to Reduce Veteran Suicide 12/09/2019
• Community Clergy Training Program to Improve Rural Veterans' Mental Health 12/20/2018
• Peer Coaching and Web-based Interventions to Help Veterans with Serious Mental Illness Better Manage Their Weight 06/26/2018
• Neurocognitive Risk Factors and Suicide Prevention 07/19/2017

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.