Qualitative Evaluation of a Caring Letters Suicide Prevention Intervention for the Veterans Crisis Line.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. This has prompted the U.S. surgeon general to issue a report describing actionable items to reduce suicide rates, including a recommendation to increase the use of the caring letters intervention. This intervention involves mailing brief, nondemanding messages of care. As part of the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) efforts to reduce suicide rates among veterans, a caring letters project was developed for veterans who contact the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL). This article describes the results of qualitative interviews conducted to better understand the experiences of veterans who received caring letters.

Methods

Beginning in 2020, all identifiable veterans who used Veterans Health Administration service

SUBMITTER: Landes SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11419934 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature