Award
California Department of Veterans Affairs 5IK2RX004239-04
A Novel Peer-Delivered Recovery-Focused Suicide Prevention Intervention for Veterans with Serious Mental Illness
Recipient
VA San Diego Healthcare System
Awarded
September 29, 2025
Identifier
5IK2RX004239-04
The award supports the development and pilot testing of SUPPORT, a peer-delivered suicide prevention intervention for Veterans with serious mental illness, aiming to improve recovery and reduce suicide risk.
Description
This CDA-2 proposal will refine and pilot SUPPORT, a peer-delivered, suicide-focused, integrated recovery program tailored for Veterans with serious mental illnesses to enhance recovery following a suicidal crisis. The project will examine feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of SUPPORT in improving recovery, reducing suicidal ideation, and enhancing Veteran functioning. This is the first step toward developing a research program within VHA focused on improving suicide-related care for Veterans with serious mental illness.