title: A Value-Critical Choice Analysis of a Policy to Prevent Suicide in Veterans and Service Members.
abstract: A few years after the advent of the Global War on Terror, veteran and service member suicide emerged on the national forefront as a public health issue of significant concern. This social policy analysis applies a value-critical choice model to the military suicide prevention provisions mandated by Section 2 of Exec. Order No. 13625 (2012): Improving Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members, and Military Families. Results reveal that the suicide prevention provisions mandated by the order have not been fully and effectively implemented and the goal of reducing military suicide remains elusive.
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington , Texas , USA.
authors.forename: Donna L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Schuman
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington , Texas , USA.
authors.forename: Donald L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Schuman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D011640:Public Policy; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: Social policy; military; policy analysis; service member suicide; veteran suicide