Today, we got a chance to visit Veterans at the Cook County Department of Corrections in Chicago.

VA provides support to Vets involved in our justice system, helping them avoid homelessness and access VA services at the earliest possible moment: va.gov/homeless/vjo.a…

Just launched! The 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention from #CDC and other federal agencies is a bold new 10-year whole-of-society approach to suicide prevention. Together, we can achieve no lives lost to #suicide . More: hhs.gov/nssp #SuicidePrevention

Just released: The 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention from @HHSgov. It is a bold new 10-year whole-of-society approach that provides concrete recommendations for addressing gaps in the suicide prevention field. hhs.gov/nssp

The 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
Federal agencies, including SAMHSA, have committed to actions they will carry out related to the National Strategy.

More: hhs.gov/nssp.
HHS.gov CDC Action Alliance #SuicidePrevention

🏆Claire Hoffmire, Dawne Vogt, Shelby Borowski, Shira Maguen, and I wrote a #TopCitedArticle for 2022-2023 in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (@AASuicidology). Read about change in veterans' suicidal thoughts here: doi.org/10.1111/sltb.1… RockyMountain MIRECC Nat'l Ctr. for PTSD South Central MIRECC

Thank you to our administrative professionals who go above and beyond to serve our Veterans and their families. Happy #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay 🏥

#Newpub in Alcohol Journal by CU Physical Medicine faculty Andrew Hoisington & team on Recent #alcohol intake impacts #microbiota in adult #burnpatients . pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38604285/

It was such a pleasure to consider the impressive research on PE for PTSD with Dr. Edna Foa to write this review:

'State of the Science: Prolonged exposure therapy for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder'

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/KMZQ95SX… CTSA Nat'l Ctr. for PTSD

Identifying Patterns of Primary Care In-Person and Telemedicine Use in the Veterans Health Administration: A Latent Class Analysis

w/ Drs Jonathan Staloff (Fellow! seattledenvercoin.research.va.gov/investigators/…) Edwin Wong, Karin Nelson, Ashok Reddy VA Puget Sound
JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

RockyMountain MIRECC Kelly Stearns-Yoder Andrew Hoisington Many thank to Andrew Hoisington for his leadership #mentalhealth #PACTACT #EnvironmentExposure #Veterans

Our spring newsletter is here! This month we say farewell to our Director Mark Kunik as he retires and we welcome four to leadership positions. Also read about our new products, affiliate highlights and more!

mirecc.va.gov/visn16/newslet…

#DYK : Tai chi can align your physical and mental well-being.

Check out #MyHealtheVet for insights on this gentle exercise and how it can benefit your whole health:
myhealth.va.gov/ss20220623-mov…

#Newpub in Contemp Clin Trials by Drs. Molly Sullan, Adam Kinney, Kelly Stearns-Yoder, Saldyt, Jeri Forster, Nasi Bahraini, Lisa Brenner & team on A randomized clinical trial for a self-guided #sleep intervention following moderate-severe #tbi . pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38604497/

Firearm leadership: Development, analysis, and application of a novel concept to message secure storage of firearms in the military

w/ Dr Emmy Betz, MD, MPH 🇺🇲🩺🔬🤝❤️ (va.gov/GRECC/easternc…) & CU Dept of Emergency Medicine
in Military Psychology Taylor & Francis Research Insights

tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New publication in Current Environmental Health Reports!

Airborne Exposure to Pollutants and Mental Health: A Review with Implications for United States Veterans

Read details here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38457036/

Kelly Stearns-Yoder Andrew Hoisington Lisa Brenner

Perceived social support moderates the relations between mental health symptoms and current suicidal ideation

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38358698/

On 'Is Clinical Research as Helpful to Clinicians as it Could Be?'

w/ Drs Lauren A Hinrichs-Kinney (Post-Doc Fellow! va.gov/GRECC/easternc…) Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley (va.gov/GRECC/easternc…)
in PTJ: Journal of APTA

academic.oup.com/ptj/advance-ar…

#Newpub in Health Services Research by CU Physical Medicine faculty Ryanpholliday Lisa Brenner Nasi Bahraini & team on Suicide risk screening and evaluation among patients accessing VHA services and identified as being newly homeless. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38590010/

Did you know that most people with PTSD report trouble sleeping? Learn how evidence-based treatments can help you sleep better: ptsd.va.gov/understand/rel…

Study protocol: Identifying transcriptional regulatory alterations of chronic effects of blast and disturbed sleep in United States Veterans

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38536869/