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Findings to the Frontline is a monthly educational series that shares recent research findings, emerging practices, and future directions in Veteran suicide prevention research and clinical practice. |
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Applying the Public Health Model to Prevent Firearm Suicide and Injury among Rural-Residing Veterans
Using a public health framework, we developed strategies to prevent firearm suicide and injury among rural Veterans through a series of studies. We first identified and described the problem, including risk and protective factors. We then developed and tested interventions. Finally, we implemented and evaluated those interventions, focusing initially on rural Veterans who receive care through VHA.
We will present findings on firearm injury and death rates among Veterans, the circumstances surrounding Veterans' firearm injuries, and the costs of firearm injuries to VHA. We will also discuss the development of culturally informed strategies, an evaluation of VHA-led efforts to increase secure firearm storage, and findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial of a promising population-level educational intervention.
This presentation will:
- Review the public health model and its value for guiding research on firearm suicide and injury prevention
- Describe recent research findings with rural-residing Veterans, within the public health model
- Summarize key takeaways and implications for research and VHA operations
TMS REGISTRATION
Follow the button link to the course in TMS (ID: 131022145), choose "Instructor-Led," then choose "Register."
You must pre-register if you wish to receive CE credits. Any after course, registration requests will be verified with Teams attendance roster and given a one-time courtesy registration.
Accreditations: ACCME, ACCME-NP, ANCC, APA, ASWB, JA IPCE, NBCC, NYSED-P, NYSED-SW
Credit/hours: 1.0 Hours
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PRESENTER INFORMATION
Kathleen F. Carlson, MS, PhD
Core Investigator, HSR Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC)
VA Portland Health Care System
Professor, Epidemiology, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
Director, OHSU Gun Violence Prevention Research Center
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Lauren Maxim, PhD
Health Services Researcher, HSR Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), VA Portland Health Care System
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In Case You Missed it!
This CyberSeminar Series is brought to you by a partnership between the Veterans Health Administration Institute for Learning, Education and Development (VHA ILEAD) and VHA’s Suicide Prevention Learning Community.
The Learning Community represents an ongoing collaboration among multiple Suicide Prevention entities within VA including the Office of Suicide Prevention, VA Office of Research and Development Suicide Prevention Actively Managed Portfolio (SP AMP), VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention (CoE), Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), and Suicide Prevention Research Impact NeTwork (SPRINT).
The Office of Suicide Prevention is responsible for Suicide Prevention operations and supports both the CoE and Rocky Mountain MIRECC, who research Veteran suicide prevention and aid OSP with implementation and evaluation of new clinical programing. The SP AMP is the primary funder of Suicide Prevention research in VA while SPRINT serves as VA’s suicide prevention research core that helps connect clinicians and investigators with both ORD and OSP.
Please forward to others who might be interested in this learning opportunity.
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