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title: BTM172 - Dr Alan Teo - VA S.A.V.E. Training for Veteran Families — Psycharmor
description: On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Alan Teo, a Psychiatrist and Researcher with the VA Portland Health Care System and Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University. We talk about a recent article that he and colleagues published on the effectiveness of online
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# [BTM172 - Dr Alan Teo - VA S.A.V.E. Training for Veteran Families — Psycharmor](https://psycharmor.org/podcast/dr-alan-teo)

 Written by [Emma Atherall](https://psycharmor.org/podcast/author/emma-atherall) | Jun 4, 2024 7:00:00 AM

**About Today’s Guest**

Alan is a psychiatrist and health services researcher, having completed his education and training at Stanford University, University of California San Francisco, and University of Michigan. Since 2013, he has been a Core Investigator in the [VA HSR&D Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care](http://www.portlandcoin.research.va.gov/) at the [VA Portland Health Care System](http://www.portland.va.gov/), and is an Associate Professor at [Oregon Health & Science University](http://www.ohsu.edu/) (OHSU) in the [Department of Psychiatry](http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-medicine/departments/clinical-departments/psychiatry/index.cfm).

His work intersects the fields of health services, behavioral science, and social and cultural psychiatry. The overarching theme of his research is how our social connections shape and influence mental health outcomes.  In this work, he attempts to understand ways to mitigate social isolation and loneliness, and also harness the benefits of social support. He has a particular focus on depression and suicide prevention and a strong interest in developing, testing, and evaluating interventions in real-world settings.

 **PsychArmor Resource of the Week**

This week’s PsychArmor resource of the week the PsychArmor course VA S.A.V.E. Developed in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, this course presents a general understanding of suicide within the military and Veteran community in the United States. It addresses how to identify a Veteran who may be at risk and teaches viewers what to do to help. Using the simple steps of S.A.V.E., we can all make a difference. You can see the course here [https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/va-save](https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/va-save).

**Links Mentioned In This Episode**

[Dr. Teo’s Website](https://www.dralanteo.com/)

[Research article on VA S.A.V.E. Training ](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/sltb.13028) <https://psycharmor.org/btm108-transcription-1>

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**This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.

 *Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families.  You can find more about the work that he is doing at *[*www.veteranmentalhealth.com*](http://www.veteranmentalhealth.com)*  *

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