Actively Recruiting
Suicide Prevention After Community Care Discharge
Led by VA Office of Research and Development · Updated on 2026-04-24
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
156 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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VA Office of Research and Development
Lead Sponsor
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White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The study is of high importance to Veterans' health because it will study a suicide prevention intervention in a Veteran population that is at high risk of suicide but has not been a specific focus of the Veteran Affairs' (VA's) suicide prevention efforts. Specifically, a growing number of Veterans are now receiving acute mental health treatment in VA-purchased settings (commonly referred to as Community Care). While these Veterans are at high risk of suicide after discharge, very little is known about how to prevent suicide in these Veterans. This study will directly address this problem by looking at whether a promising suicide prevention strategy called the VA Brief Intervention and Contact Program (VA BIC) can decrease the risk of suicide in Veterans after they are discharged from a non-VA mental health treatment setting. The proposed research is highly pertinent to the VA's top clinical priority-to prevent suicide in Veterans.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Suicide Prevention After Community Care Discharge
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Veteran who is eligible to receive VA services
- 18 years or older
- Able to speak English
- Received acute psychiatric treatment in a non-VA setting affiliated with VA in Northern New England
- Endorsed recent suicidal ideation (score 2 or higher on Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation)
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Currently receiving assertive community treatment
- Belongs to potentially vulnerable populations such as prisoners, institutionalized patients, or patients admitted under involuntary commitment
- Deemed clinically inappropriate by study physician due to clinical status such as active psychosis or dementia
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
White River Junction VA Medical Center, White River Junction, VT
White River Junction, Vermont, United States, 05001-3833
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Natalie Riblet, MD MPH
CONTACT
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Bradley V Watts, MD MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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