Veteran suicide: VA efforts to identify veterans at risk through analysis of health record information : report to congressional committees

Veteran suicide: VA efforts to identify veterans at risk through analysis of health record information : report to congressional committees

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Alternate Title(s):
VA efforts to identify veterans at risk through analysis of health record information
Contributor(s):
United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, September 2022
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Electronic Health Records -- legislation & jurisprudence
Government Regulation
Legislation, Medical
Risk Factors
Suicide Prevention
Veterans Health
United States
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Why GAO did this study. Veterans suffer a disproportionately higher rate of suicide compared to nonveterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs established veteran suicide prevention as its highest clinical priority. It also established a goal of ensuring that at-risk and underserved veterans receive the care and resources they need to end veteran suicide. The Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 included a provision for GAO to review efforts to manage veterans at high risk for suicide. This report describes 1) the REACH VET program and 2) findings from VHA’s analysis of the potential benefits of the REACH VET program. GAO reviewed VHA program guidance on REACH VET and interviewed officials at seven VHA medical facilities selected based on geography and complexity of services. GAO also compared and counted how frequently veterans were identified by REACH VET and whether those veterans already had a high risk for suicide flag from February 2017 through June 2021. GAO also reviewed VHA’s published studies on the REACH VET program, and discussed future studies with VHA officials. GAO provided a draft of this report to VA for review and comment. VA provided technical comments, which GAO incorporated as appropriate.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (ii, 35 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918504887806676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918504887806676