https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/tags/veterans/ Recent content in veterans on A. Solomon Kurz Hugo -- gohugo.io en © A. Solomon Kurz (2022) Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/pub/geraci-et-al-2026/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/pub/geraci-et-al-2026/ Abstract A suicide epidemic exists among young U.S. veterans, with risk especially elevated in the first year of transition for the 200,000 servicemembers exiting the military annually. The VA Veteran Sponsorship Initiative (VSI) is a public–private-partnership between federal and community partners that aims to decrease suicides by providing a VA-certified volunteer peer sponsor and connection to community services. Onward Ops is a key community-based national program that enrolls, matches and manages the relationship between servicemembers and sponsors. https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/pub/harris-et-al-2026/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/pub/harris-et-al-2026/ Abstract Objective: Potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) involve transgressions of one’s deeply held sense of right and wrong. Race-related stress may be a source of PMIEs, but no studies have investigated how PMIE exposures differ by racial or ethnic identity. This study explored variations in reported rates of PMIEs among Black/African American, White, Hispanic/Latino/a/e, and non-Hispanic/Latino/a/e United States post-9/11 combat veterans. Methods: Secondary data analysis were conducted using observational cohort data from a repository on post-deployment functioning among combat veterans ($n = 487$). https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/pub/myers-et-al-2025/ Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/pub/myers-et-al-2025/ Abstract Objective: Military experiences that violate one’s sense of right and wrong (i.e., potentially morally injurious events [PMIEs]) may result in moral injury, characterized by shame, guilt, demoralization, self-condemnation, and social withdrawal. The objective of this study was to examine gender-related differences in the rate of reporting PMIEs. Method: Secondary analyses were conducted on a previously collected longitudinal cohort study of postdeployment functioning among U.S. post-9/11 combat veterans in Central Texas (N = 406). https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/pub/krauss-et-al-2025/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/pub/krauss-et-al-2025/ Abstract Suicide is a leading cause of death among United States veterans. Although aggression is common among veterans and represents a strong predictor of suicidal behaviors in civilians, it is seldom studied among veterans. The scant existing research on aggression and suicide in veterans is limited by its restricted examination of the full range of suicidal behavior, oversimplification of suicide attempt history (no attempt vs. attempt), and its focus on physical aggression rather than examining both physical and verbal aggression as unique correlates of suicide. https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/pub/geraci-et-al-2023/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/pub/geraci-et-al-2023/ Abstract Transitioning military servicemembers and veterans (TSMVs) face difficulties throughout their reintegration to civilian life, including challenges with employment, poor social connection, and elevated risk for suicide. To meet the needs of this high-risk population, national initiatives have leveraged community-based interventions. Authors conducted a 3-arm randomized controlled trial (n=200) to evaluate two community-based interventions. The first, Team Red, White & Blue (RWB), connects TSMVs to their community through physical/social activities. https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/pub/mcguire-et-al-2023/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://solomonkurz.netlify.app/pub/mcguire-et-al-2023/ Abstract Social isolation is a relevant problem for veterans who are at risk for disengaging from others as a function of transition stress from military life to civilian life, and given high rates of exposure to trauma and psychological distress. Few researchers have examined social isolation in veterans over time, particularly during COVID-19 that led to significant barriers and restrictions on social interactions. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to assess veterans’ experience of social isolation and its mental health and social functioning correlates during a 6-month period of the COVID-19 pandemic.