Suicide risk screening and evaluation among patients accessing VHA services and identified as being newly homeless.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate universal suicide risk screening and evaluation processes among newly homeless Veterans.

Study setting

Not applicable.

Study design

Examination of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) using newly homeless patients' health record data in Calendar Year 2021.

Data collection

Not applicable.

Data source

Health record data.

Principal findings

Most patients received suicide risk screening and/or evaluation in the year prior to and/or following homeless identification (n = 49,505; 87.4%). Smaller percentages of patients were screened and/or evaluated in close proximity to identification (n = 7358; 16.0%), 1-30 days prior to identification (n = 12,840; 39.6%), or 1-30 days following identification (n = 14,263; 34.3%). Common settings

SUBMITTER: Holliday R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11366967 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature