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).

James A NaifehVincent F CapaldiCarol ChuAndrew J KingKatherine A KohBrian P MarxAnn Elizabeth MontgomeryRobert W O'BrienNancy A SampsonIan H StanleyJack TsaiDawne S VogtRobert J UrsanoMurray B SteinRonald C Kessler

Published in: Military medicine (2022)

There is a robust association between receiving a bad paper discharge and post-separation/deactivation homelessness. Policies that enhance transition assistance and access to mental healthcare for high-risk soldiers may aid in reducing post-separation/deactivation homelessness among those who do not receive an honorable discharge.

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healthcare
mental illness
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mental health
climate change
mass spectrometry