Preventing Suicide in Rural Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lindsey L Monteith^{1

2}, Ryan Holliday^{1

2}, Talia L Brown¹, Lisa A Brenner^{1

2

3

4}, Nathaniel V Mohatt^{1

3

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center for Suicide Prevention, Aurora, Colorado.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
³ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
⁴ Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
⁵ Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

Lindsey L Monteith et al. J Rural Health. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;37(1):179-184.

doi: 10.1111/jrh.12448. Epub 2020 May 30.

Lindsey L Monteith^{1

2}, Ryan Holliday^{1

2}, Talia L Brown¹, Lisa A Brenner^{1

2

3

4}, Nathaniel V Mohatt^{1

3

5}

¹ Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center for Suicide Prevention, Aurora, Colorado.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
³ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
⁴ Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado.
⁵ Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; mental health; psychology; social determinants of health; utilization of health services.

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