A study by Nigel Bush, PhD and colleagues from the Psychological Health Center of Excellence finds a smartphone app dubbed the Virtual Hope Box showed significantly increased skills for coping with distress. See more at fla.st/2QwzlKX #MilitarySuicide #stopsoldiersuicide

Craig Bryan, PhD and colleagues find Crisis Response Plans (CRP) to be effective brief intervention for preventing suicide attempts in a military setting. More at MSRC blog: fla.st/2Ky8jC7 #MilitarySuicide #stopsoldiersuicide

1 month to go! Each year MSRC Dissertation Completion Awards of $2000 are given to deserving doctoral students doing #suicideresearch. Applications are due by 11:59 PM EST on Monday, July 15, 2019. fla.st/2IzgFqz

Reminder! #MSRC webinar Friday, June 28 at 1200 EDT with Dr. Ashby Plant. Learn how researchers use and contribute to Common Data Elements (CDE) in MSRC funded research. See more and register at bit.ly/2Xdebbj

Lisa Brenner, Ph.D. and colleagues find Window to Hope intervention effective for reducing hopelessness among Veterans with TBI. More at MSRC blog: fla.st/2Ytqdy8 #MilitarySuicide #stopsoldiersuicide

Joseph Franklin, Ph.D. and colleagues find Therapeutic Evaluative Conditioning (TEC) effective for reducing suicidal self-injurious behaviors. More at MSRC blog: bit.ly/tec-tec #MilitarySuicide #stopsoldiersuicide

James K. McNulty, Ph.D. and colleagues find conditioned positive attitudes towards spousal partners are associated with decreased probability for future suicidal thoughts. More at MSRC blog: fla.st/2meyQdo #MilitarySuicide #stopsoldiersuicide

Drs. Bahraini and Nazem have openings available in the Advanced Psychology Fellowship Program at the MIRECC: mirecc.va.gov/visn19/fellows…

Which suicide risk assessment measure or set of measures is most helpful in applied settings? Drs. Gutierrez and Joiner complete study of over 1,000 active duty service members to answer question. More on MSRC blog at: fla.st/2WRZB5O #MilitarySuicide #stopsoldiersuicide

As seen in the latest Highlights of VA Research e-newsletter: The Virtual Hope Box. One of our very first funded projects and still going strong, with almost half a million downloads. research.va.gov/research_in_ac…

The new RockyMountain MIRECC Uniting for Suicide Postvention (USPV) is now live! Please help us share this resource by retweeting & tagging 3 partners/individuals who may be interested in learning more about #HealingAfterSuicide American Association of Suicidology @APADiv19 APA Division 18 Veterans Affairs Section @SPRCtweets TAPS American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Veterans Affairs

#COVID19 pandemic may spur loneliness, illness fears, economic stress, #mentalhealth care barriers, and gun sales, and thus raise #suicide rates. Suicides peak in N. Hemisphere summer yearly; prevention efforts should be bolstered during this pandemic ja.ma/3eiedE3

Study found that almost half (44%) of suicidal Service Members reported bullying in their workplace – the majority of whom (80%) reported #workplacebullying in the past six months. Learn more on the MSRC blog: fla.st/2Tm5K9D #Science2StopSuicide #MilitarySuicide

Reminder! Don't miss the MSRC Advances in #SuicidePrevention Methodology Webinar, “Designing Completely Online Studies of Suicide” Friday, October 23, 2020 with Megan L. Rogers, PhD. Register here bit.ly/3jk0Jcb #Science2StopSuicide

Join presenter Sara J. Landes, PhD for the webinar "Moving from Clinical Research to #ImplementationResearch: Getting What Works for Suicide Prevention Into Practice" Register now bit.ly/2I9SMJy #Science2StopSuicide

Is there really a best #suicide assessment measure? MSRC tested four measures with over 1,000 military personnel to try and determine the answer, and now the results are in. fla.st/2J7zpS0 #suicideresearch

Valid and reliable measures for suicide risk have been made available on the MSRC website! Read more on the Research in Action blog at fla.st/2NblHPQ #MilitarySuicide, #stopsoldiersuicide, #Science2StopSuicide

#ServiceMembers with a history of suicide attempt showed significantly greater #interoceptive deficits than those with suicide ideation but no history of attempt. Read more about Dr. April Smith’s study on MSRC blog bit.ly/3oBQ1Sq

Weight suppressed participants engaging in recurrent non-suicidal self-injury reported significant improvements in body image and depressive symptoms compared to controls after online treatment to increase body acceptance. See Dr. Pamela Keel’s MSRC blog bit.ly/3e5z3rs

Veterans had a healthcare visit 27 days, on average, prior to attempting suicide, regardless of their age (50+ vs. Less than 50 years of age). Findings from Dr. Courtney Bagge’s research on warning signs for suicide attempts on MSRC blog! bit.ly/3j9PNj1 #MilitarySuicide