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ORNL-Veterans Affairs collaboration targets veteran suicide epidemic

Posted at 12:30 pm September 5, 2019
By Rachel Harken Leave a Comment

An Oak Ridge Team recently sped up a computer model that helps predict veteran suicide risk. (Image credit: Carlos Jones, ORNL)

 

Submitted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory

More than 6,000 veterans died by suicide in 2016, and from 2005 to 2016, the rate of veteran suicides in the United States increased by more than 25 percent.

Suicide prevention is the highest priority for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs—so much so that in recent years, the VA has started using predictive models and advanced informatics (the study of information processing; computer science) to identify at-risk veterans.

One model of this type is called the medication possession ratio algorithm. It creates individualized summaries of veterans’ medication patterns, such as which medications a veteran is prescribed and how often those prescriptions are filled. The model helps clinicians pinpoint veterans with inconsistent medication usage patterns. These veterans are known to have a higher risk of attempting suicide in the next month.

In a collaborative project with the VA, a team at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has taken the model and engineered the expanded version of it to run 300 times faster, gaining an unprecedented acceleration that might have a profound effect on the VA’s ability to reach susceptible veterans quickly. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: algorithm, Edmon Begoli, Jeremy Cohen, Jodie Trafton, Josh Arnold, Joshua Arnold, medication patterns, medication possession ratio algorithm, medication usage, National Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, prevention, REACH VET, suicide, suicide prevention, summit, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA, veteran suicides, veterans, Veterans Crisis Line, Veterans Health Administration, VHA

Officials discuss Veterans Court, docket in General Sessions Court

Posted at 1:01 am July 19, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Veterans Court Docket

From left to right are Anderson County Veterans Affairs Officer Leon Jaquet, General Sessions Judge Ron Murch, and Assistant Commissioner Don Smith. (Submitted photo)

Judge Ron Murch recently met with Anderson County Veterans Affairs Officer Leon Jaquet and Tennessee Assistant Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Don Smith to discuss the implementation of a Veterans Court/Docket in the Anderson County General Sessions Court. Smith has been visiting judges in East Tennessee to discuss the commencement of veterans courts, a press release said.

The Veterans Court/Docket would operate within the framework of the existing Sessions Court and would identify veterans within the court system, the release said. It would coordinate services available to them through the VA that would assist with drug and alcohol problems, stress problems, and other needs such as housing, education, job training, medical services, or any other services or VA benefits available to them. The Veterans Court/Docket would involve mentors, who are also veterans, that would assist veteran defendants in getting to court and to any scheduled appointments for services, and working with the County Veterans Office to coordinate available benefits. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: alcohol, Anderson County General Sessions Court, benefits, Dave Clark, docket, Don Smith, drug court, drugs, John Ragan, judges, Leon Jaquet, mentors, Ron Murch, stress, VA, veterans, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Court, Veterans Court/Docket, Veterans Task Force, Winnie Gadd

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