Clinician Access to Soldier Suicide Information (CASSI)
| Status: | Withdrawn |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 64 |
| Updated: | 10/22/2017 |
| Start Date: | December 2010 |
| End Date: | December 2011 |
The overall objective of this project is to conduct a feasibility study using data proved by
Department of Defense National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) toward the ultimate
goal of establishing a mechanism by which VA clinicians could access data on Veterans
regarding suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors that occurred when they were on active duty, as
documented in the Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER).
Department of Defense National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2) toward the ultimate
goal of establishing a mechanism by which VA clinicians could access data on Veterans
regarding suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors that occurred when they were on active duty, as
documented in the Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER).
As a first step toward the overall goal of this project, the investigators will use data from
T2 to conduct the first stage of a feasibility study. Specifically, the investigators will
attempt to match Social Security numbers (SSNs) of Soldiers who have had suicidal thoughts
and/or behaviors in the DoDSER against SSNs of Veterans seeking mental health services at any
VA in the United States. Once this first step has been accomplished, the investigators also
aim to describe the group of Veterans with DoDSERs who are accessing VA services (i.e.,
demographic information, military service variables, and health care utilization variables)
in an attempt to better understand this group. It is anticipated that if this study is
successful, a next step would be to explore the possibility of DoDSER data sharing with VA
partners toward attainment of the following long-term goals: 1. Sharing information on
history of active duty suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors among discharged individuals
seeking mental health services in VA systems; 2. Facilitating identification of these
Veterans; 3. Reducing VA clinician burden though effective access to existing data that may
help in assessment and treatment planning; 4. Lowering health care costs through effective
early management; 5. Improving quality of care for Veterans seeking services through VA
outpatient mental health clinics.
T2 to conduct the first stage of a feasibility study. Specifically, the investigators will
attempt to match Social Security numbers (SSNs) of Soldiers who have had suicidal thoughts
and/or behaviors in the DoDSER against SSNs of Veterans seeking mental health services at any
VA in the United States. Once this first step has been accomplished, the investigators also
aim to describe the group of Veterans with DoDSERs who are accessing VA services (i.e.,
demographic information, military service variables, and health care utilization variables)
in an attempt to better understand this group. It is anticipated that if this study is
successful, a next step would be to explore the possibility of DoDSER data sharing with VA
partners toward attainment of the following long-term goals: 1. Sharing information on
history of active duty suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors among discharged individuals
seeking mental health services in VA systems; 2. Facilitating identification of these
Veterans; 3. Reducing VA clinician burden though effective access to existing data that may
help in assessment and treatment planning; 4. Lowering health care costs through effective
early management; 5. Improving quality of care for Veterans seeking services through VA
outpatient mental health clinics.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Identified with a history of suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors, as recorded in the
Army DoDSER
Exclusion Criteria:
- Death by suicide contained in the Army DoDSER (i.e., this information will not be sent
to us by T2)
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