The Colorado National Collaborative: A public health approach to suicide prevention

Reed, Jerry; Quinlan, Kristen; Labre, Magdala Peixoto; Brummett, Sarah; Caine, Eric D.

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106501

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“…These findings highlight the connection between suicide and mental health–related problems disproportionately experienced among Black persons in Indiana, underscoring a need for improved suicide awareness and culturally competent mental health care to guide suicide prevention efforts. In Colorado, through a partnership with the Colorado National Collaborative, Colorado VDRS data were used to identify regions with high indicators of suicide-related risk factors or outcomes ( 35 ). Geospatial and demographic analysis, paired with an environmental scan of existing prevention efforts and resources, allowed Colorado to better understand the contexts in which suicides can be prevented, including risk and protective factors, community needs, capacity for suicide prevention, and available community-based preventive services ( 35 ).…”

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“…In Colorado, through a partnership with the Colorado National Collaborative, Colorado VDRS data were used to identify regions with high indicators of suicide-related risk factors or outcomes ( 35 ). Geospatial and demographic analysis, paired with an environmental scan of existing prevention efforts and resources, allowed Colorado to better understand the contexts in which suicides can be prevented, including risk and protective factors, community needs, capacity for suicide prevention, and available community-based preventive services ( 35 ). Through this effort, Colorado identified six counties with the highest suicide rates and worked with community coalitions to implement a suicide prevention technical package of evidence-driven strategies ( 35 ).…”

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“…Geospatial and demographic analysis, paired with an environmental scan of existing prevention efforts and resources, allowed Colorado to better understand the contexts in which suicides can be prevented, including risk and protective factors, community needs, capacity for suicide prevention, and available community-based preventive services ( 35 ). Through this effort, Colorado identified six counties with the highest suicide rates and worked with community coalitions to implement a suicide prevention technical package of evidence-driven strategies ( 35 ). The Colorado technical package, modeled after CDC’s suicide prevention technical package, includes six components: 1) increase connectedness (social and structural), 2) increase economic stability and support, 3) increase education and awareness, 4) increase access to suicide safer care (for persons at risk), 5) improve lethal means safety, and 6) increase services for postventions (i.e., interventions conducted after a suicide for those affected by the death) ( 35 ).…”

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“…Through this effort, Colorado identified six counties with the highest suicide rates and worked with community coalitions to implement a suicide prevention technical package of evidence-driven strategies ( 35 ). The Colorado technical package, modeled after CDC’s suicide prevention technical package, includes six components: 1) increase connectedness (social and structural), 2) increase economic stability and support, 3) increase education and awareness, 4) increase access to suicide safer care (for persons at risk), 5) improve lethal means safety, and 6) increase services for postventions (i.e., interventions conducted after a suicide for those affected by the death) ( 35 ). This collaboration highlights the importance of using the data to identify priority populations and mobilize comprehensive, coordinated efforts by national, state, and local partners in implementing evidence-based programs and interventions to improve the health and well-being of persons in high-rate counties and prevent suicide.…”

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Surveillance for Violent Deaths — National Violent Death Reporting System, 42 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2019

Wilson¹,

Liu²,

Lyons³

et al. 2022

MMWR Surveill. Summ.

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Problem/Condition In 2019, approximately 67,000 persons died of violence-related injuries in the United States. This report summarizes data from CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) on violent deaths that occurred in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in 2019. Results are reported by sex, age group, race and ethnicity, method of injury, type of location where the injury occurred, circumstances of injury, and other selected characteristics. Period Covered 2019. Description of System NVDRS collects data regarding violent deaths obtained from death certificates, coroner and medical examiner records, and law enforcement reports. This report includes data collected for violent deaths that occurred in 2019. Data were collected from 39 states with statewide data (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming), three states with data from counties representing a subset of their population (30 California counties, representing 57% of its population, and 47 Illinois counties and 40 Pennsylvania counties, representing at least 80% of their populations), the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. NVDRS collates information for each violent death and links deaths that are related (e.g., multiple homicides, homicide followed by suicide, or multiple suicides) into a single incident. Results For 2019, NVDRS collected information on 50,374 fatal incidents involving 51,627 deaths that occurred in 42 states (39 states collecting statewide data, 30 California counties, 47 Illinois counties, and 40 Pennsylvania counties), and the District of Columbia. In addition, information was collected for 831 fatal incidents involving 897 deaths in Puerto Rico. Data for Puerto Rico were analyzed separately. Of the 51,627 deaths, the majority (64.1%) were suicides, followed by homicides (25.1%), deaths of undetermined intent (8.7%), legal intervention deaths (1.4%) (i.e., deaths caused by law enforcement and other persons with legal authority to use deadly force acting in the line of duty, excluding legal executions), and unintentional firearm deaths (<1.0%). The term “legal intervention” is a classification incorporated into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, and does not denote the lawfulness or legality of the circumstances surrounding a death caused by law enforcement. Demographic patterns and circumstances varied by manner of death. The suicide rate was higher for males than for females. Across all age groups, the suicide rate was highest among adults aged 45–54 years. In addition, non-Hispanic A...

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