National Implementation of Suicide Safety Planning in the Veterans Health Administration
This study is the first to examine SPI delivery in VHA. Relatively high SPI completion rates and higher completion among patients at greater suicide risk indicate widespread adoption of the intervention, particularly in mental health care settings.
Authors
- Tom Cidav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9069-0229)
- Matthew W. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0652-4190)
- Gabriela Kattan Khazanov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5506-400X)
- Catherine N. Barry
- Marianne Goodman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5465-9527)
- Christopher Brent Roberts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6526-6067)
- Jim McKay
- Joseph A. Simonetti
- Shari Jager-Hyman
Institutions
- Yeshiva University (US)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center (US)
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center (US)
- Rocky Mountain MS Center (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240571
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00