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G3O6. Decrease the number of suicides

The number of suicide deaths among Service Members and Veterans

Current Value

150

2020

Definition

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Story Behind the Curve

What Works

VA’s National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide (PDF | 2.9 MB) provides a framework for integrating and coordinating suicide prevention activities across multiple sectors. 

The four interconnected strategic directions of the VA National Strategy are as follows:

  1. Healthy and Empowered Veterans, Families, and Communities;
  2. Clinical and Community Preventive Services;
  3. Treatment and Support Services; and
  4. Surveillance, Research, and Evaluation.

In addition, CDC’s Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policy, Programs, and Practices (PDF | 6.3 MB) is used to help teams inusefull for incorporating strategies and best practices into planning.

SMVF Suicide Prevention Model

SMVF Suicide Prevention Plan Graphic 

Source: https://www.samhsa.gov/smvf-ta-center/mayors-governors-challenges   Last accessed 6/29/2022

Challenges

Corrective Action

PoE

2022: Vital Records 

Number of Suicide Among Service Members or Veterans

Metric

Pure Count

Rate Per 100,000

Residence All Codes or Manner

207

3.03

Residence Underlying Cause or Manner

206

3.01

 

Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, National Center for Health Statistics

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