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Welcome to the Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) for Suicide Prevention

We are a leading research, education and clinical center on Veteran suicide prevention. Visit our About Us page to learn more about our mission and meet our team.

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Rocky Mountain MIRECC Mailing List

Our mailing list will be available soon to receive updates about our work, educational opportunities and more. View the latest edition of our newsletter here.  

Increasing Awareness of Suicide Among Women Veterans

Women Veterans are an underserved and often overlooked population. Suicide among women Veterans is a growing problem, and suicide by firearm has increased substantially in this population. Join us for a two-part event, Increasing Awareness of Suicide Among Women Veterans: Coming Together to Make a Difference, which will entail a series of talks by national experts, as well as collaborative conversations locally on this important public health issue. Click here or the image for more information.

Treatment Works for Vets

Our Treatment Works for Veterans website and provider portal are currently down to be reconstructed and moved to a new URL (www.mirecc.va.gov/treatmentworksforvets/). In the meantime, we invite you to visit the following pages for resources and information.
- https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/
- https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/ptsd_treatment_works.asp

Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) for Suicide Prevention Website

Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are research informed recommendations on how to diagnose and treat a medical or psychiatric condition. Visit our updated CPG website for resources, including webinars and recommendations, specific to the CPG For Patients at Risk for Suicide.

Rocky Mountain MIRECC Cores

Our center consists of several teams that work together towards preventing suicide. Learn more about our Research, Education and Clinical Cores below.

Our Research Core studies all phases of suicide prevention. Learn about the translational research model and explore our focus areas in our Research section.

Our Education Core translates research in order to disseminate useful and accessible information about suicide prevention to Veterans and the community. Check out our products, trainings, podcasts, videos and more resources in our Education section.

Our Clinical Core focuses on suicide risk assessment and management best practices and innovations. Find support, clinical tools and more resources in our Clinical section.

COVID-19 vaccine and general information

To sign up to get a COVID-19 vaccine from VA, visit VA’s vaccine information page.

For questions about how COVID-19 may affect your VA health care and benefit services, visit our coronavirus FAQs or read VA’s public health response.

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Last Updated 11 May 2022

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