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Challenges Associated with the Use of Policy to Identify and Manage Risk for Suicide and Interpersonal Violence Among Veterans and Other Americans

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This project was supported, in part, by Grant #5R49CE001170 from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, to the West Virginia University Injury Control Research Center directed by R. Bossarte.

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  1. Injury Control Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

    Robert M. Bossarte

  2. Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

    Robert M. Bossarte

  3. Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, USA

    Robert M. Bossarte

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Bossarte, R.M. Challenges Associated with the Use of Policy to Identify and Manage Risk for Suicide and Interpersonal Violence Among Veterans and Other Americans. Adm Policy Ment Health 45, 692–695 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-018-0882-x

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