Surveillance for Violent Deaths - National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2007

Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 17 States, 2013

“…These findings underscore the importance of youth violence prevention programs that help improve communication skills, individual coping skills (11), and nonviolent conflict resolution skills such as impulse control, empathy, anger management, and problem solving (12)(13)(14)(15). For example Safe Dates, which focuses on reducing dating violence among adolescents by enhancing awareness about abusive relationships, changing norms, and teaching skills to develop healthy relationships, has been reported to reduce long-term physical and sexual dating violence (16) and other types of youth violence (17).…”

“…Alcohol use also frequently precedes suicidal and interpersonal violent behavior (4,7,11,(20)(21)(22)(23). NVDRS data indicate that alcohol was the most commonly identified substance in decedents who underwent toxicology testing; in 2013 over two-thirds of decedents with positive results for alcohol had BAC ≥0.08 g/dL (i.e., over the legal limit in all states).…”

“…Depression/dysthymia was the most common diagnosis, followed by anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder. However, only one-third of suicide decedents were receiving mental health treatment, which suggests the need for strategies to enhance access to care; reduce stigma for those seeking help; and enhance social connections and support, particularly during times of crisis (11).…”

“…In 2000, in response to an Institute of Medicine* report noting the need for a national fatal intentional injury surveillance system (3), CDC began planning to implement the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) (4). The goals are to…”

Trauma Care in Germany: An Inclusive System

“…This may in part be due to the strict changes in the German law after World War II. Homicide continues to represent one of the leading causes of death in the United States in the third decade of life, followed by suicide [30]. According to a recent German Federal Health Monitoring report, most suicides are associated with blunt injury mechanisms (eg, jump from a height, suicide attempts by self-inflicted traffic accidents) [81,82].…”