Citation

Gahm GA, Reger MA, Kinn JT, Luxton DD, Skopp NA, Bush NE. Am. J. Public Health 2012; 102(Suppl 1): S24-8.

Affiliation

National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), Tacoma, WA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2011.300574

PMID

22390595

Abstract

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.

Language: en