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 ContentsFront Matter1 Introduction2 Suicide Risk Among Veterans3 The Policy Context for Veteran Health Care4 The Landscape of Veteran Health Care and Suicide Risk5 Best Practices, Gaps, and Challenges for Identifying and Managing Suicide Risk Across Veteran Populations6 Reflections on Workshop Themes and Paths ForwardAppendix A: Public Meeting AgendaAppendix B: Biographical Sketches