# NIH Reporter #5I01HX003502-03

Virtual Hope Box Enhanced Facilitation in High-Risk Suicidal Veterans

**Recipient:** Veterans Health Administration

**Awarded:** September 29, 2026

**Identifier:** 5I01HX003502-03

The project will test an intervention that helps high-risk suicidal Veterans use the Virtual Hope Box app, including post-discharge phone follow-ups, and assess its effect on suicide attempts and its potential for implementation across VA.

### Description

A randomized effectiveness-implementation trial at two Veterans Health Administration inpatient mental health units to evaluate whether the Virtual Hope Box Enhanced Facilitation intervention reduces suicide attempts among Veterans hospitalized after a suicidal crisis, and to identify barriers and facilitators to adoption.

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