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United States veteran suicide rates remain elevated over their civilian counterparts. Suicide rates among US veterans indicating homelessness are 186.5% higher than veterans without any indications of homelessness. Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Suicide Prevention (BCBT) is one intervention demonstrated to reduce suicidal behaviors by 60% among military personnel when compared to treatment as usual (TAU). The Crisis Response Plan (CRP), an intervention delivered during the first session of BCBT, or separately on its own, has been demonstrated to reduce subsequent suicidal behaviors by 76% among military personnel compared to TAU. We are recruiting 30 veterans experiencing homelessness with current suicidal ideation and/or a recent attempt who do not receive services through the VHA.

Research aims:

• We are interested in seeing how many participants in this population are interested in participating in this study, consent to participate, complete CRP, choose to follow-up with a shortened version of BCBT, and complete this shortened version of BCBT.
• We will evaluate the usability of our interventions and study procedures through an online survey at baseline and six-week follow-up.

If you are interested in participating in our study, fill out our interest form: Interest Form

Questions? Reach out to us by phone: 206-744-1758 or email: uwcompass@uw.edu

Outcomes

• Data collection currently in progress