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Mo2122 CIRRHOSIS AND PTSD UNIQUELY AFFECT COGNITION AND PATIENT- REPORTED OUTCOMES IN VETERANS, WHICH CAN GUIDE EVALUATION AND THERAPIES
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Development of a VA Clinician Resource to Facilitate Care Among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
Veterans experiencing homelessness are at an elevated risk for adverse health outcomes, including suicide.
Nutrition and Food Security among Veterans: Operationalizing ‘Nutritional Functioning’
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Suicide risk screening and evaluation among patients accessing VHA services and identified as being newly homeless
Corresponding Author Ryan Holliday PhD Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center for Suicide Prevention, Aurora, Colorado, USA Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA Veterans Affairs National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Tampa, Florida, USA Correspondence Ryan Holliday, VA Rocky...
VA’s implementation of universal screening and evaluation for the suicide risk identification program in November 2020 -Implications for Veterans with prior mental health needs | PLOS ONE
Data Outcomes. We examined three types of outcomes. First, we measured the monthly likelihood of visits that included C-SSRS. In order to capture suicide screens occurring via the historic primary suicide screen I-9, we also measured the likelihood of suicide screen via either the C-SSRS or I-9. Second, we measured likelihood of CSREs if the C-SSRS was positive. Third, we measured the likelihood of a SBOR. VA health care utilization data were obtained from CDW.
Mental health follow-up and treatment engagement following suicide risk screening in the Veterans Health Administration
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How To Make The Perfect Hanukkah Latke, Each And Every Time
LAist relies on your reader support, not paywalls. Freely accessible local news is vital. Please power our reporters and help keep us independent with a donation today. Monthly Donation One-Time Donation $5/mo $10/mo $15/mo $20/mo $60 $120 $180 $240 Start your day with LAist Sign up for the Morning Brief, delivered weekdays. This story originally ran in 2018 and has been updated. Hanukkah 2020 begins Thursday, Dec. 10, at sundown.
The LA City Council Wants More LAPD Mental Health Crisis Teams
Tiger Woods was driving between 84 and 87 miles per hour on a curved stretch of Hawthorne Boulevard with a posted speed limit of 45 mph when he lost control of his car, struck the median and a sign, crossed into the opposite lanes, jumped the curb, hit a tree, went airborne and rolled before crashing down on the hillside. That’s according to officials from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, who on Wednesday revealed the results of their investigation into the Feb.
Everything That's Allowed to Reopen in L.A. County - And All the New Red Tier Rules
People enjoy lunch at Grand Central Market as indoor dining reopens in Los Angeles, on March 15, 2021. | FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images The following article was originally republished March 16, 2021 through a collaboration with KPCC and LAist. Story by Lisa Brenner The red tier is here, and with it new reopenings and rule changes, entry screening protocols, and ventilation, filtration and indoor air quality requirements. Here's what's to know about where you can go. Check back for updates.
Everything That's Allowed To Reopen In LA County -- And All The New Red Tier Rules
By Lisa Brenner Updated Mar 16, 2021 | Published Mar 16, 2021 This vital resource is free for everyone thanks to readers like you who stepped up to power this service. Your dollars directly fund the journalism you and your community count on during these uncertain times. Be a local hero and support free resources like this with a donation today. Give now at laist.com/donate.
Foam Party: CA Lawmakers Consider State Styrofoam Ban
Photo by Bob B. Brown via Flickr California lawmakers are considering a bill that would make the Golden State the first to institute a full ban on restaurants and eateries serving food and beverages in Styrofoam containers, reports ABC Local. Sen. Alan Lowenthal of Long Beach, the bill's author, says "there are other biodegradable materials that could replace Styrofoam containers and they are not more expensive," notes ABC Local. 47 cities already have similar bans in place.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Contribute to Staff Perceived Irritability, Anger, and Aggression After TBI in a Longitudinal Veteran Cohort: A VA TBI Model Systems Study
Abstract Objective To examine the relationship between staff perceived irritability, anger, and aggression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) of all severity levels. Design Longitudinal cohort design. Setting Veterans Affairs Polytrauma Transitional Rehabilitation Programs.
The Ultimate Mental Health Distraction Worksheet For Election Night (And Beyond)
(Illustration by Lisa Brenner/LAist | Image by ETA+/Unsplash ) Our news is free on LAist. To make sure you get our coverage:Sign up for our daily newsletters. To support our non-profit public service journalism:Donate Now. You voted. You're a treasure. Now, it's time to wait. The election isn't over until ballots are tallied results are certified. In California, that could mean after Thanksgiving.
The Essential Syllabus Of Election Distractions
Based on reporting by Mariana Dale, Frank Stoltze, Carla Javier, Sharon McNary and Jill Replogle. Whatever their beliefs or political affiliations, voters across Southern California are turning out at the polls to cast their votes in the big 2020 election. Dewayne Brandon (with his kids Ahmar Brandon and Ahmira Brandon) voted in Norwalk.
Like Everything Else, Applying To College Is Very Weird Now. Here's How To Do It
By Jill Replogle Published Nov 11, 2020 This vital resource is free for everyone thanks to readers like you who stepped up to power this service. Your dollars directly fund the journalism you and your community count on during these uncertain times. Be a local hero and support free resources like this with a donation today. Give now at laist.com/donate. BY JILL REPLOGLE AND LISA BRENNER School visits and SATs are (mostly) out. Pandemic essays and virtual tours are in.
TBI and Suicide: From Science to Prevention Strategies
May 1, 2019 The Current State of the Science and Strategies for Intervention The association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and negative psychiatric outcomes, including suicide, has a relatively long history. However, a focus on TBIs sustained by patients who served in recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as by those who play sports has resulted in a resurgence of interest in acute and post-acute sequelae.
How To Survive The Heat In LA: Hacks And Tips For Staying Cool Without Air Conditioning
Children cool off in the water play area at Grand Park in Los Angeles, California on July 5, 2018 ahead of a coming heatwave in the Los Angeles area. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) Editor's Note: This story was originally published in July 2019, when things were just as hot, but a lot less insane i.e. there wasn't a deadly virus that forced most indoor areas to close. Consequently, this story has been updated to reflect our current nightmare.
A Step-By-Step Guide To Getting The Most Money Possible From Your Unemployment Benefits In California
By Lisa Brenner Updated Dec 28, 2020 | Published Aug 8, 2020 This vital resource is free for everyone thanks to readers like you who stepped up to power this service. Your dollars directly fund the journalism you and your community count on during these uncertain times. Be a local hero and support free resources like this with a donation today. Give now at laist.com/donate. BY LISA BRENNER AND DAVID WAGNER Millions of Californians lost work and filed for unemployment since the pandemic began.
Targetable Biological Mechanisms Implicated in Emergent Psychiatric Conditions Associated With SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in 2019 and then rapidly led to a pandemic with widespread cases of SARS and excess mortality. In response, mitigation efforts (including social distancing, quarantining, and closing of businesses and schools) have resulted in an unprecedented economic downfall.
The 5 Most Important Things To Know About The Outside World
By Lisa Brenner Published Jul 31, 2020 This vital resource is free for everyone thanks to readers like you who stepped up to power this service. Your dollars directly fund the journalism you and your community count on during these uncertain times. Be a local hero and give now at laist.com/donate. Consider this list your pandemic Cliff's Notes. Because it's all too much. Here are the crucial five things to know if you're considering venturing off into the land beyond your door -- or if you have to.
What's Open And What Are The Rules?
By Lisa Brenner Published Jul 31, 2020 This vital resource is free for everyone thanks to readers like you who stepped up to power this service. Your dollars directly fund the journalism you and your community count on during these uncertain times. Be a local hero and give now at laist.com/donate. California's reopening rollercoaster belongs in a 1980s New Jersey theme park. It's been an iffy ride, and a perilous one.
Is It Safe Out There?
By Lisa Brenner Updated Dec 7, 2020 | Published Jul 29, 2020 This vital resource is free for everyone thanks to readers like you who stepped up to power this service. Your dollars directly fund the journalism you and your community count on during these uncertain times. Be a local hero and support free resources like this with a donation today. Give now at laist.com/donate. "Is it safe out there?" has been a key question since the pandemic blew into Los Angeles.
What To Do If You Have It, Might Have It, Or Were Possibly Exposed To The Coronavirus
By Lisa Brenner Published Jul 29, 2020 This vital resource is free for everyone thanks to readers like you who stepped up to power this service. Your dollars directly fund the journalism you and your community count on during these uncertain times. Be a local hero and give now at laist.com/donate. ▷ If you've been exposed to a pandemic-level virus, the last thing you're going to want to do is tangle with a government website to figure out your next steps.
An OC Barbershop Says Choice Was 'Open, Or Let Our Dream Die'
A screenshot shows the empty interior of Barberhood in a promotional video on their site about the reopening Our news is free on LAist. To make sure you get our coverage: Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. To support our non-profit public service journalism: Donate Now. The battle of the beach is only part of what's happening in Orange County right now.
LAist Is Facing A Financial Crisis. We Need Your Help
(Photo by Regine Tholen on Unsplash) Hi everybody — it's Lisa Brenner, LAist Associate Editor. I'm writing to you live and direct from the newsroom (which is less of a physical location and more of a state-of-mind these days). We have a situation. For weeks and weeks — that have felt like years and years — we've been keeping a supersonic pace to bring you fresh, accurate, critical reporting about the pandemic in Los Angeles.
Garcetti To Class of 2020: 'This Is Not The Spring You Hoped For, But It's The Spring You Have'
Help us rise to the challenge of covering the coronavirus crisis. Our journalism is free for all to access. But we rely on your support. Donate today to power our journalists.Here's your daily audio briefing: Coronavirus: Pacific Islanders No Group in LA Harder-Hit By Coronavirus Than Pacific Islanders Updated April 30, 2020 9:05 PM Published April 30, 2020 6:00 PM Pastor Pausa Thompson has volunteered his church hall in Compton for testing and quarantining.
No Group in LA Harder-Hit By Coronavirus Than Pacific Islanders
Help us rise to the challenge of covering the coronavirus crisis. Our journalism is free for all to access. But we rely on your support. Donate today to power our journalists.Here's your daily audio briefing: Coronavirus: Pacific Islanders No Group in LA Harder-Hit By Coronavirus Than Pacific Islanders Updated April 30, 2020 6:49 PM Published April 30, 2020 6:00 PM Pastor Pausa Thompson has volunteered his church hall in Compton for testing and quarantining.
Why These LA Restaurants Are Suing Their Insurance Companies
Help us rise to the challenge of covering the coronavirus crisis. Our journalism is free for all to access. But we rely on your support. Donate today to power our journalists.Here's your daily audio briefing: Coronavirus: Pacific Islanders No Group in LA Harder-Hit By Coronavirus Than Pacific Islanders Updated April 30, 2020 6:49 PM Published April 30, 2020 6:00 PM Pastor Pausa Thompson has volunteered his church hall in Compton for testing and quarantining.
We Don't Want To Vanish. LAist Needs Your Help
Help us rise to the challenge of covering the coronavirus crisis. Our journalism is free for all to access. But we rely on your support. Donate today to power our journalists.Here's your daily audio briefing: Coronavirus: Pacific Islanders No Group in LA Harder-Hit By Coronavirus Than Pacific Islanders Updated April 30, 2020 9:05 PM Published April 30, 2020 6:00 PM Pastor Pausa Thompson has volunteered his church hall in Compton for testing and quarantining.
Bad News For California’s Snowpack
Help us rise to the challenge of covering the coronavirus crisis. Our journalism is free for all to access. But we rely on your support. Donate today to power our journalists.Here's your daily audio briefing: Coronavirus: Pacific Islanders No Group in LA Harder-Hit By Coronavirus Than Pacific Islanders Updated April 30, 2020 6:49 PM Published April 30, 2020 6:00 PM Pastor Pausa Thompson has volunteered his church hall in Compton for testing and quarantining.
Coronavirus Hitting Younger, Less Educated Workers Hardest
Help us rise to the challenge of covering the coronavirus crisis. Our journalism is free for all to access. But we rely on your support. Donate today to power our journalists.Here's your daily audio briefing: Coronavirus: Pacific Islanders No Group in LA Harder-Hit By Coronavirus Than Pacific Islanders Updated April 30, 2020 6:49 PM Published April 30, 2020 6:00 PM Pastor Pausa Thompson has volunteered his church hall in Compton for testing and quarantining.
Not All Angelenos Think Climate Change Will Impact Them
One of the things I’ve been wholeheartedly grateful for during this pandemic is the weather. It’s been nice and cool in L.A. — unseasonably so! — which means that amid everything else, we at least haven’t had to worry about overheating. But all good things must come to an end, and this week, temperatures will begin to climb into the 90s. Parts of the city that don’t have as many trees or green spaces could be up to 10 degrees hotter than elsewhere, reports Alyssa Jeong Perry.
Sidewalks Become Canvases For Sidelined Artists
One of the things I’ve been wholeheartedly grateful for during this pandemic is the weather. It’s been nice and cool in L.A. — unseasonably so! — which means that amid everything else, we at least haven’t had to worry about overheating. But all good things must come to an end, and this week, temperatures will begin to climb into the 90s. Parts of the city that don’t have as many trees or green spaces could be up to 10 degrees hotter than elsewhere, reports Alyssa Jeong Perry.
WATCH: Mayor Garcetti Mandates Monthly Coronavirus Testing At Every Nursing Home In LA County
One of the things I’ve been wholeheartedly grateful for during this pandemic is the weather. It’s been nice and cool in L.A. — unseasonably so! — which means that amid everything else, we at least haven’t had to worry about overheating. But all good things must come to an end, and this week, temperatures will begin to climb into the 90s. Parts of the city that don’t have as many trees or green spaces could be up to 10 degrees hotter than elsewhere, reports Alyssa Jeong Perry.
Take Your Child To Work Day Is Maximum Quarantine Gaslighting
It's take your child (and the Golden Girls) to work day. (Lisa Brenner/LAist) Today was what? Take your who to where day? Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day? No that can't be right. Angelenos have been ordered to stay home, businesses are closed, and a mist of deadly droplets has gutted the California workforce.
Preventing Suicide in Rural Communities During the COVID‐19 Pandemic
COMMENTARY Lindsey L. Monteith PhD Corresponding Author E-mail address: lindsey.monteith@va.gov Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center for Suicide Prevention, Aurora, Colorado Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado For further information, contact: Lindsey L. Monteith, Department of Veterans Affairs, Rocky Mountain MIRECC, 1700 North Wheeling, Aurora, CO 80045; e‐mail lindsey.monteith@va.gov.
Risk and recovery among high school athletes who sustained at least one sports-related concussion
A sports-related concussion (SRC) is a subtype of mild traumatic brain injury that is related to participation in athletics and is ‘induced by biomechanical forces’ [1]. An estimated 1.6–3.8 million SRCs occur in the USA each year [1]. Concussions are associated with a constellation of somatic (e.g., headache), neurocognitive (e.g., poor concentration) and emotional/behavioral (e.g., irritability) symptoms [2], which may undermine an athlete’s quality of life [3].
Correction: Firearm-related experiences and perceptions among United States male veterans: A qualitative interview study
The third author’s name is spelled incorrectly. The correct name is: Ryan Holliday. The correct citation is: Simonetti JA, Dorsey Holliman B, Holliday R, Brenner LA, Monteith LL (2020) Firearm-related experiences and perceptions among United States male veterans: A qualitative interview study. PLoS ONE 15(3): e0230135.
How NOT To Smuggle Drugs, People, Birds Across The Border
Don't sew yourself into the upholstery. Don't hide half a ton of marijuana in bogus concrete furniture. Don't miss KTLA's supremely disturbing gallery of "Bizarre Border Busts" with a collection of 39 photos courtesy of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
L.A. To Raise Community Garden Fees 500%
Wattles Farm (Photo by Lisa Brenner / LAist) The Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks now has to pay for its water supplies and utilities and that means rapidly growing fees for local facilities like the Sepulveda Garden Center, a 20-acre, 800-plot, Magnolia Boulevard community garden.
Kamala Harris Pulls Ahead In California Attorney General Race
Kamala Harris has pulled ahead Saturday morning by a few hundred votes, according to the latest update reported by KTLA. The "see-saw race" for California Attorney General is down to less than 500,000 provisional ballots. Concerns are being raised by Steve Cooley's camp about Los Angeles County workers not following proper procedure for ballot counting.
LA Road Wreckage: 264 Morning Accidents
Photo by Chris Camargo via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr 264 accidents were registered along Los Angeles-area roads on Saturday morning between 5 and 9 a.m., according to a report released by the California Highway Patrol reports ABC Local. By comparison, last Saturday, 48 accidents were reported. An early accident on the 10 freeway near the Baldwin Avenue exit in El Monte stopped traffic for hours.
Nothing Is Awesome Except For This Game We Made Up About Groundhog Day
OK campers, rise and shine and don't forget to stay home today, because there's a highly contagious virus out there. Indeed, we are all trapped inside a palm tree-filled snow globe for the foreseeable future, and if there's another marmot movie that's as good as Groundhog Day at depicting this specific type of existential despair, I haven't seen it. So, let's play a game. Tell us what Groundhog Day day you're living in right now.
We're Locked Inside, They're Making Street Art
Note on the data you see when clicking on a bubble: Confirmed cases include presumptive positive cases | Recovered cases outside China are estimates based on local media reports, and may be substantially lower than the true number | Active cases = total confirmed - total recovered - total deaths.
Newsom Orders Statewide Moratorium On Evictions
Note on the data you see when clicking on a bubble: Confirmed cases include presumptive positive cases | Recovered cases outside China are estimates based on local media reports, and may be substantially lower than the true number | Active cases = total confirmed - total recovered - total deaths.
LA Metro Is Staying Open, But Cutting Some Service
We're all living through this extraordinary and frightening pandemic. The vast majority of our newsroom has been working from home (here's some advice on that) since March 11 to bring you calm, helpful reporting. We are answering your questions and taking more. We're here to help. And if you can help support that effort financially, we'd be grateful.
California Waives Co-Pays For COVID-19 Tests, Opens Special Enrollment Period
We're all living through this extraordinary and frightening pandemic. The vast majority of our newsroom has been working from home (here's some advice on that) since March 11 to bring you calm, helpful reporting. We are answering your questions and taking more. We're here to help. And if you can help support that effort financially, we'd be grateful. Coronavirus: Health Insurance Updated March 20, 2020 1:29 PM Published March 20, 2020 11:44 AM Covered California Executive Director Peter Lee.
LA County Official Urges Schools To Close Through May 5
We're all living through this extraordinary and frightening pandemic. The vast majority of our newsroom has been working from home (here's some advice on that) since March 11 to bring you calm, helpful reporting. We are answering your questions and taking more. We're here to help. And if you can help support that effort financially, we'd be grateful.
Some City Workers Uneasy With New Role On Front Lines of Coronavirus Crisis
We're all living through this extraordinary and frightening pandemic. The vast majority of our newsroom has been working from home (here's some advice on that) since March 11 to bring you calm, helpful reporting. We are answering your questions and taking more. We're here to help. And if you can help support that effort financially, we'd be grateful.
Now We're Sure: Lacey And Gascon Head To A Runoff In LA's DA Race
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