Addressing the Surveillance Goal in the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

The Department of Defense Suicide Event Report

Bibliographic Data

ID11033636
AuthorsGregory A Gahm (The authors are with the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), Tacoma, WA.), Mark A Reger (0000-0003-3222-9734, The authors are with the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), Tacoma, WA.), Julie T Kinn (The authors are with the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), Tacoma, WA.), David D Luxton (0000-0002-8234-0011, The authors are with the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), Tacoma, WA.), Nancy A Skopp (0009-0009-5438-1666, The authors are with the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), Tacoma, WA.), Nigel E Bush (The authors are with the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), Tacoma, WA.), Nigel Bush (0000-0002-8137-7998, eHealth Initiative)
Year2012
Volume102
IssueS1
PagesS24-S28
Publication date2012-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300574
PMID22390595
PMCIDPMC3496467
OpenAlexW2097740622
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited2

The US National Strategy for Suicide Prevention (National Strategy) described 11 goals across multiple areas, including suicide surveillance. Consistent with these goals, the Department of Defense (DoD) has engaged aggressively in the area of suicide surveillance. The DoD's population-based surveillance system, the DoD Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) collects information on suicides and suicide attempts for all branches of the military. Data collected includes suicide event details, treatment history, military and psychosocial history, and psychosocial stressors at the time of the event. Lessons learned from the DoDSER program are shared to assist other public health professionals working to address the National Strategy objectives

Environmental health · Event (particle physics) · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Public health · Public health surveillance · Stressor · Suicide prevention · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Public Health Policies and Education · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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