Student Veterans’ Social Justice Identity and Perceptions of Suicide Prevention

Strategies for Suicide Prevention in Veterans

ii Preface VA's Health Services Research and Development Service (HSR&D) works to improve the cost, quality, and outcomes of health care for our nation's veterans. Collaborating with VA leaders, managers, and policy makers, HSR&D focuses on important health care topics that are likely to have significant impact on quality improvement efforts. One significant collaborative effort is HSR&D's Evid...

Social justice in medical education: strengths and challenges of a student-driven social justice curriculum.

In the current rapidly evolving healthcare environment of the United States, social justice programs in pre-medical and medical education are needed to cultivate socially conscious and health professionals inclined to interdisciplinary collaborations. To address ongoing healthcare inequalities, medical education must help medical students to become physicians skilled not only in the biomedical ...

Suicide prevention for veterans and active duty personnel.

Social Identity and Educational Justice: The Moderating Role of Teachers’ Organizational Citizenship Behavior

This study aimed to assess the social identity and educational justice relationship in elementary school teachers. This study also investigated organizational citizenship behavior as a moderator in the relationship mentioned above. This applied research had a descriptive, correlational design. The statistical population of the study was comprised of all elementary school teachers in Behshahr in...

Attitudes and Perceptions of Suicide and Suicide Prevention Messages for Asian Americans.

Understanding the context of suicidal behaviors is critical for effective suicide prevention strategies. Although suicide is an important topic for Asian Americans, there is limited information about what Asian Americans' attitudes are towards suicide and their perceptions about the effectiveness of prevention efforts. These questions are critical to examine to provide foundational knowledge fo...