Investor Presentaiton
Examples from Other States
THE BIG PICTURE
The age-adjusted suicide rate in Oklahoma was 33%
higher than the same rate for the U.S. in 2013. Oklahoma
Violent Death Reporting System (OKVDRS) data illustrate
the extent of this problem.
• Suicide was the third leading cause of death for
Oklahomans age 10-34 in 2013, and the most prevalent
type of violent death from 2004-2013, accounting for nearly
600 resident deaths each year.
• Suicides outnumber homicides by about three to one
• The Veteran suicide death rate increased by 34% from
2005-2012, with over 1,000 veteran suicides during that
time; the suicide rate among veterans was twice that of
non-veterans.
Among the 5,881 suicide deaths in Oklahoma from 2004-
2013:
• 79% were male, and 21% were female
.22% of suicide victims were veterans
• 144 (2.4%) victims killed at least one other person before
taking his/her own life, resulting in
173 homicide deaths.
• Firearms (61%) were the
most prevalent means
of suicide, followed by
hanging/strangulation (20%),
poisoning (14%), and other
means (5%); immediate
access to lethal means may
increase the risk for suicide.
• Among suicide victims noted to
have a diagnosed mental health
22%
of the 5,881 suicide
deaths from 2004-
2013 were
veterans
problem (2,098), 62% were currently
receiving mental health treatment.
• A significant number of suicides were associated with a
current depressed mood, intimate partner problem, mental
and/or physical health problem, and/or crisis in the past
weeks.
TRANSLATING DATA INTO ACTION
Informing prevention planning
• The Oklahoma Injury Prevention Service provides OKVDRS
data and statistics and works closely with the Oklahoma
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services (ODMHSAS), the Oklahoma Suicide Prevention
Council, and other suicide prevention groups.
• OKVDRS suicide data informed the Council's 2011
Oklahoma Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
Supporting veteran suicide prevention
With five military bases in Oklahoma, veterans' health issues
impact more than 300,000 Oklahomans. An OKVDRS special
study and report on veteran suicides opened doors
for collaboration with the Veterans Administration in
Oklahoma, and helped illustrate the:
• increased risk for suicide among veterans of all ages
■ leading circumstances associated with veteran suicides
across the lifespan - physical and mental health problems,
depressed mood, and intimate partner problems
• most common means of suicide (firearms)
Expanding the power of OKVDRS data
• OKVDRS data will be linked to other state databases to
better inform suicide prevention, mental health treatment,
and problematic drug prescriptions related to suicide.
• OKVDRS staff worked with law
enforcement, the Child Death
Review Board, and the Oklahoma
Suicide Prevention Council to
modify a pocket card that helps
law enforcement collect
more complete and
accurate suicide
circumstances.
data, which
are used to
understand
suicide risks.
Partnering with
law enforcement
Opened doors
for collaboration
with the Veterans
Administration
The Oklahoma Association of
Chiefs of Police hosts the OKVDRS
Advisory Committee meetings
and distributes data reports to its
members.
OKVDRS
data showed
increased risk &
leading cicumstances
of suicide among
veterans
Informs statewide
suicide prevention
program planning
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
maintains a full time program officer to collect law
enforcement data for the OKVDRS through a contract with
the Injury Prevention Service.
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Oklahoma noticed their suicide rate was 33%
higher than the US rate
The suicide rate among veterans was twice that
of non-veterans
Significant number of suicides were associated
with current depressed mood, intimate partner
problem, mental and/or physical health, and/or
crisis in the past weeks
Data into Action:
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Inform prevention planning
Opened doors for collaboration with the
veterans administration
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