Suicide Prevention Research

ORD is actively managing the portfolio topic of Suicide Prevention Research, led by Dr. Joe Constans. Important information here includes:

• Program Announcement (Oct 2021) describes suicide prevention topics of importance by research services
• Research portfolio details (coming soon)
• Suicide prevention research database
• Suicide Prevention Research Impact NeTwork (SPRINT)

Contacts

	Peter Hunt, PhD Scientific Program Manager Behavioral Health & Reintegration VA Rehabilitation Research & Development rrdreviews@va.gov
	Bob O'Brien, PhD Scientific Program Manager VA Health Services Research & Development Service Office of Research & Development Robert.O'brien2@va.Gov
	Miriam Smyth, PhD Acting Director VA Clinical Science Research and Development Service Miriam Smyth, PhD
	Vetisha McClair, PhD Health Science Officer VA Clinical Science Research and Development Service Vetisha McClair, PhD
	Joseph Constans, PhD Senior Manager Suicide Prevention Office of Research and Development Joseph Constans, PhD
	Sumitra Muralidhar, PhD Director Million Veteran Program Office of Research and Development Sumitra Muralidhar, PhD

Portfolio Manager: Dr. Joseph Constans

Dr. Joseph (Joe) Constans joined CSRD is September 2021 as the ORD Senior Program Manager for Suicide Prevention Research. Joe has had a 28-year career in VA, starting as a staff psychologist in 1993 and most recently completing 13 years of service as the Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development at Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (New Orleans VA). As ACOS/R, he led the effort to restart the research program at the New Orleans VA following the devasting effects of Hurricane Katrina, and then rebuilding the entire research program with a new research facility. In his own research program, Joe began his VA research career studying remediation of cognitive bias in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder. For the past 10-years, his research has concerned studying suicide and homicide prevention interventions, and his research program has been supported with funding from CSRD, HSRD, and DoD.

Joe’s efforts will be focused on expanding our ORD suicide prevention research portfolio by working with internal and external partners to encourage strong research applications and new ideas to test regarding impact on suicide prevention. More details regarding programmatic developments will continue to be posted on this webpage. Joe may be contacted at: Joseph.Constans@va.gov

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