Suicide in Our Community

Objectives Identify current national, state, and local trends. Review the comprehensive approach model to suicide prevention. Discuss local action and initiatives.

Define the Problem Suicide: Death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with any intent to die as a result of the behavior.

National Data

National Data Every 12.95 minutes an American dies by suicide. On average 117 suicides per day. 42,773 Americans died by suicide in 2015. Over one million people die annually by suicide globally.

National Data It is estimated that 1 million Americans attempt suicide every year. Research shows that for every suicide there are 25 suicide attempts.

National Data

Texas Data Suicide Death Rates Number of Deaths by Suicide Rate of 100,000 Population State Rank Texas 3,254 12.18 42 Nationally 42,773 12.93

$ Texas Data Suicide cost Texas a total of $3,516,245,000 Of combined lifetime medical and work loss Cost in 2010, or an average of $1,216,273 per suicide death. $

Texas Data More than twice as many people die by suicide in Texas annually than by homicide.

Local Data Suicide has been the third leading cause of death in Tarrant county from 2011 to 2015. We see the same trends nationally and state wide with twice as many suicides compared to the homicide rates.

Now What

A Comprehensive Approach to Suicide Prevention

Identify People at Risk

Increase Help Seeking

Provide Access to Mental Health

Crisis Management/ Postvention

Restrict Access to Lethal Means

Enhance Life Skills

Promote Social Connectedness

Table Discussions Using the information that was given in the comprehensive model, what are you or your agency doing in suicide prevention?

Panel Discussion FWISD – Michael Steinert, MA Cook Children’s – Lisa Farmer, BSN, MSSW MHMR of Tarrant County – Brian Hoppe, LPC-S Veteran Affairs - Sarolyn Morgan, MSW

Questions

Suicide Safer Community For more information please get in contact with Cortney Gumbleton or Monica Kintigh.