Identifying and Managing Veteran Suicide Risk

On May 23, 2023, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences hosted a workshop titled Current Practices and Challenges for Identifying and Managing Suicide Risk Among Veterans in Non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare Systems to explore the landscape of veteran health care and suicide risk; consider strategies to identify veterans who receive their health care outside of the VHA; and identify best practices for suicide risk identification and care for VA-purchased care in community and at non-VA entities. This proceedings presents a summary of the presentation and discussion of the workshop.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
1 Introduction
2 Suicide Risk Among Veterans
3 The Policy Context for Veteran Health Care
4 The Landscape of Veteran Health Care and Suicide Risk
5 Best Practices, Gaps, and Challenges for Identifying and Managing Suicide Risk Across Veteran Populations
6 Reflections on Workshop Themes and Paths Forward
Appendix A: Public Meeting Agenda
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches