"Although the Department of Veterans Affairs has adopted some artificial intelligence capabilities to better identify veterans at risk of self-harm, VA officials said these technologies represent only one part of their suicide prevention strategy and are not designed to replace human interventions. VA's 2024 AI use case inventory included 227 examples of the emerging capabilities being used or implemented across its operations, with these applications ranging from AI-enabled devices to an on-network generative chatbot for department personnel."
"Suicide prevention has been a major priority within VA for more than two decades, with the department working over that period to significantly enhance the care and services it provides to at-risk veterans. But veteran suicide statistics have remained alarmingly high; over 140,000 veterans have taken their lives since 2001, with VA estimated that 6,407 died by suicide in 2022 alone. Some organizations have also found these reported figures to be a drastic undercount of the total number of veteran suicides."
The Department of Veterans Affairs has integrated multiple AI capabilities to identify and assist veterans at heightened suicide risk while maintaining human-led interventions. The 2024 AI use case inventory lists 227 examples across VA operations, including AI-enabled devices and an on-network generative chatbot for staff. Four use cases focus largely on identifying and assisting veterans at risk of self-harm. Suicide prevention has been a long-standing priority, yet veteran suicide rates remain high, with over 140,000 deaths since 2001 and an estimated 6,407 veteran suicides in 2022. REACH VET scans electronic health records to flag the highest-risk veterans using machine learning.
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