TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Measuring associations of the Department of Veterans Affairs'  suicide prevention campaign on the use of crisis support services
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Karras, Elizabeth
A1  - Lu, Naiji
A1  - Zuo, Guoxin
A1  - Tu, Xin M.
A1  - Stephens, Brady
A1  - Draper, John
A1  - Thompson, Caitlin
A1  - Bossarte, Robert M.
SP  - 447
EP  - 456
VL  - 46
IS  - 4
N2  - Campaigns have become popular in public health approaches to suicide prevention; however, limited empirical investigation of their impact on behavior has been conducted. To address this gap, utilization patterns of crisis support services associated with the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) suicide prevention campaign were examined. Daily call data for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, VCL, and 1-800-SUICIDE were modeled using a novel semi-varying coefficient method. Analyses reveal significant increases in call volume to both targeted and broad resources during the campaign. <br><br>FINDINGS underscore the need for further research to refine measurement of the effects of these suicide prevention efforts.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12231
ID  - ref1
ER  -