Pre-implementation adaptation of suicide safety planning intervention using peer support in rural areas.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Currently, seventeen veterans die by suicide daily in the United States (U.S.). There are disparities in suicide behavior and access to preventative treatment. One disparity is the suicide rate in rural areas, including the state of Arkansas-suicide deaths among rural veterans increased 48% in the last 2 decades, double that of urban veterans. One major challenge for veterans in rural areas is the lack of healthcare providers to provide Safety Planning Intervention, which is an effective intervention to reduce suicide attempts in the general adult population and among veterans. One solution is more broadly implementing Safety Planning Intervention, by using peers to deliver the intervention in rural communities. Before implementation, the intervention needs to be adapt

SUBMITTER: Woodward EN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10766826 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature