Factors Associated with a Lack of Healthcare Utilization Among Veterans after a Positive Suicide Screen in the Emergency Department.

Avery Z LaliberteApoorva SalviElizabeth HookerBrandon RothRobert HandleyKathleen F CarlsonDenise HynesAnaïs TuepkerJason I Chen

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)

Veterans who do not utilize VHA care after a positive suicide risk screen appear to have fewer documented health and housing concerns than those who do receive care. Yet, Veterans with a positive suicide risk screen who are otherwise healthy may remain at elevated risk for suicide following their ED visit. ED providers may consider enhanced follow-up care to mitigate suicide risk for these Veterans.

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