The Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) is located in the Behavioral Health (BH) Care Line and serves to facilitate implementation of suicide prevention strategies at the local level through education, monitoring, and coordination activities. The SPC identifies Veterans at risk for suicide, tracks appointments, and coordinates enhances care as needed. SPC educates providers, Veterans, families, and members of the community about risk factors and warning signs for suicide and treatment options.
Providing Health Care for Veterans: The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.
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