在988年自杀和危机救生线推出后,退伍军人危机线联系人
Kiersten L Strombotne1, Yufei Li1, Rachel Sayko Adams2
1Department of Health Law, Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Partnered Evidence-based Policy Resource Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts.
American journal of preventive medicine
|March 20, 2024
概括
988自杀预防热线的启动使退伍军人危机线 (VCL) 的呼叫增加了8.2%. 退伍军人呼叫量增加了6.2%,但VHA记录链接减少了,这表明用户对危机支持的需求不断变化.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理健康服务 心理健康服务
- 预防自杀 预防自杀
背景情况:
- 退伍军人危机线 (VCL) 为处于困境中的个人提供关键支持.
- 国家988自杀预防热线于2022年7月启动,以改善获得自杀预防服务的机会.
- 了解988推出对VCL等现有危机线路的影响至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在988热线实施后,量化VCL接触量变化.
- 用VCL分析自我认同的退伍军人接触量变化.
- 评估VCL接触者与VHA记录在1998年推出后的联系的变化.
主要方法:
- 利用VCL的Medora数据库收集2018年7月至2023年6月的数据.
- 应用了线性中断时间序列模型来预测2022年7月988号发射前后的趋势.
- 在2023年至2024年之间进行数据分析.
主要成果:
- 在1998年推出后,VCL接触量平均每月增加了5388个 (8.2%).
- 作为退伍军人身份的联系人增加了2,739人 (6.2%).
- 与VHA记录可链接的退伍军人联系人比例下降了3.8%.
结论:
- 988的推出显著影响了VCL,增加了整体接触量并改变了用户人口统计.
- 危机服务必须适应不断变化的用户需求和国家自杀预防倡议的覆盖范围.
- 调查结果强调了国家危机线的相互联系,以及对响应性服务提供的需求.
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