Prospective Associations of Military Discharge Characterization with Post-active Duty Suicide Attempts and Homelessness: Results from the Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers-Longitudinal Study (STARRS-LS).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Active duty service members transitioning to civilian life can experience significant readjustment stressors. Over the past two decades of the United States' longest sustained conflict, reducing transitioning veterans' suicidal behavior and homelessness became national priorities. However, it remains a significant challenge to identify which service members are at greatest risk of these post-active duty outcomes. Discharge characterization, which indicates the quality of an individual's military service and affects eligibility for benefits and services at the Department of Veterans Affairs, is a potentially important indicator of risk.

Materials and methods

This study used data from two self-report panel surveys of the Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Serv

SUBMITTER: Naifeh JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10363011 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature