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9999--Reverse Industry Day Suicide Prevention Grand Challenge Summit

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36C10C21Q0020Federal

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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through its Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, is hosting a Virtual Reverse Industry Day Suicide Prevention Grand Challenge Summit scheduled for February 2021. This event aims to address the critical issue of Veteran suicide, recognizing that many Veterans who die by suicide have no recent contact with VA health services. The summit will focus on enhancing the identification and risk screening of Veterans not engaged with VA healthcare, particularly minority and disadvantaged groups such as women Veterans, new Veterans, older Veterans, and Veterans from American Indian, Alaska Native, and African American communities. Key goals include improving early intervention and prevention services, promoting lethal means safety, understanding at-risk populations better, and expanding evidence-based treatment options both within the VA and in the wider community. The summit will also emphasize normalizing mental health warning signs and encouraging help-seeking, leveraging data from healthcare records and social media to optimize risk prediction and interventions. Additional objectives include supporting social connections during Veterans’ transition to civilian life, especially under the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, and educating the public on practical steps to reduce access to lethal means of suicide. An exploration of implementing winning solutions from a previous VA gun safety challenge is also planned. Registration information will be released via BetaSAM.gov by January 11, 2021. The contract specialist managing inquiries is Rosa Lachapel.

General Info

VA hosts virtual summit in February 2021 to improve veteran suicide prevention and intervention.

Agency

Department Of Veterans Affairs → Acquisition Business Service (36C10C)

NAICS

561990 - All Other Support Services

Place of Performance

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Documents

Reverse Industry Day Suicide Prevention Grand Challenge Summit

2 pages · special-notice

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VA Press Release: Suicide Prevention Efforts (Dec 21, 2020)

2 pages · other

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PostedDec 22

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → Acquisition Business Service (36C10C)

Contacts1 person available

OfficeWASHINGTON, DC, 20001, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Veterans Affairs → Acquisition Business Service (36C10C)

Office AddressWASHINGTON, DC, 20001, USA

Contacts

Rosa LachapelContract Specialist

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

The purpose of this special notice is to announce a Save the Date the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC) is sponsoring a Virtual Reverse Industry Day Suicide Prevention Grand Challenge Summit via virtual platform during the month of February 2021. VA is committed to serving and supporting the well-being of all Veterans. Many Veterans who die by suicide do not have record of contact with VHA services in the year of or year prior to their death. Key Areas of Focus - Increase identification of and suicide risk screening for non VHA Veterans in the community. Increase early suicide intervention and prevention services in the community. Increase lethal means safety storage options and interventions within the community. Panelist: TBD. Objectives Better understand Veterans at risk who do not receive health care from VA. Incorporate specific at-risk, minority, or disadvantaged Veteran populations, including: Women Veterans, new Veterans (those who are planning transition or have transitioned in the last 1-3 years), Veterans ages 55 & over, Veterans ages 18-34, American Indian, Alaska Native and African American Veterans. Normalize warning signs, symptoms and motivate help-seeking behaviors related to mental health, substance abuse and emotional crisis. Improve prediction of risk to find signals among vulnerable populations of Veterans and optimize intervention strategies for those identified through healthcare records, social media platforms and other large data sets. Increase evidenced based treatment options in the VA and communities across the nation by training a nation of health care providers informed by the 2019 VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines. Help Veterans maintain social connection to others during transition to civilian life, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Increase public knowledge of simple steps to store firearms, medications, alcohol, access to high buildings and bridges can save lives. Explore options for taking the three winning solutions from the 2017 VA Gun Safety Matters Challenge (e.g., build prototypes and make them available for firearm owners to use). The registration period for this event and additional information (registration location) will be updated via BetaSAM.gov by January 11, 2021.