An Environmental Scan of Suicide Prevention Resources for Older Veterans in Primary Care

CONCLUSION: Although only 10 of the identified resources were exclusively primary care focused, many of the resources had content applicable to suicide prevention in primary care.CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Primary care providers can use this compendium of resources to strengthen suicide prevention work within their clinics including: safety planning, lethal means reduction, assessing for risk factors that place older veteran at increased risk of suicide, and mitigating risk factors through referral to programs designed to support older adult health and well-being.PMID:37433058 | DOI:10.1080/07317115.2023.2234901
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Source Type: research