Andrew T. Ton

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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Sarah P. Carter

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Rebecca Leitner

VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Mark A. Reger

Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

Lori A. Zoellner

University of Washington

Natalie Mizik

University of Washington

Jonathan Buchholz

VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Marjan Ghahramanlou‐Holloway

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Keyne C. Law

Seattle Pacific University

Sasha M. Rojas

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Whitney S. Livingston

VA Boston Healthcare System

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A peer veteran approach to the caring letters suicide prevention program: Preliminary data.

Psychological Services (2023)

Whitney S. Livingston Sarah P. Carter Rebecca Leitner Andrew T. Ton Heather M. Gebhardt

Caring Letters is a prevention program aimed at reducing suicide risk; however, clinical trials indicate mixed results among military and veteran samples. The present study aimed to pilot a new version of the Caring Letters intervention that was adapted to military culture in order to emphasize peer support. The supportive letters, traditionally sent from clinicians, were written by peer veterans (PVs) who volunteered from local Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs). PVs (

10.1037/ser0000760

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Peer-Written Caring Letters for Veterans after a Suicidal Crisis

Archives of Suicide Research (2023)

Andrew T. Ton Sarah P. Carter Rebecca Leitner Lori A. Zoellner Natalie Mizik

Objective In the evidence-based suicide prevention intervention, Caring Letters, healthcare providers send brief, caring messages to patients following psychiatric inpatient care, a time of elevated suicide risk. However, recent studies with military populations have found mixed results. An adaptation of Caring Letters employed a peer framework in which veterans from the community wrote brief caring messages to veterans discharging from psychiatric inpatient treatment after a suicidal crisis.

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10.1080/13811118.2023.2199799

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The importance of romantic relationships in preventing suicide

Journal of Family Theory & Review (2024)

Sarah P. Carter Erin Cobb Laura A. Novak Eric Ekman Andrew T. Ton

Abstract Romantic relationships can both attenuate and exacerbate suicide risk. Suicide prevention strategies in the United States have emphasized the importance of healthy connections with others; however, suicide prevention efforts overwhelmingly continue to focus on individual‐level interventions. This presents a missed opportunity to prevent suicide through a focus on romantic relationship factors that are strongly associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. To identify underutilized or new avenues for improving suicide prevention, the current article aims to (a) provide an overview of the literature on romantic relationship functioning and suicide risk in adults to elucidate potential prevention targets, and (b) use a public health framework to highlight evidence‐based and emerging avenues to prevent suicide by targeting relevant relationship factors.

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10.1111/jftr.12559

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Association between race and socioeconomic factors and suicide-related 911 call rate

Social Science & Medicine (2022)

Katherine L. O’Connell Samantha Jacobson Andrew T. Ton Keyne C. Law

10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115106

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