Surveillance of Suicide Cases (National Guard and Reserve) January through December 2016

Abstract

This publication presents characteristics of activated and non-activated U.S. Army National Guard (NG) and Reserve (AR) Soldiers who died by suicide during 2016. This includes suicides identified by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) and Army G-1. During 2016, 108 NG and 41 AR Soldiers died by suicide. Crude suicide rates were 31 per 100,000 NG Soldiers and21 per 100,000 AR Soldiers. Most cases were male, aged 17-34 years, non-Hispanic White, single, and were not on activated status (n=135) at the time of the event. There was a greater percentage of junior enlisted Soldiers among NG cases (61 percent) than AR cases (46 percent).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1216081

Entities

People

  • Elizabeth Corrigan
  • Eren Youmans Watkins
  • Jerrica Nichols
  • Joseph A. Pecko
  • Keri Kateley
  • Raina D. Brooks

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Classification
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases
  • Health
  • Human Performance
  • Instructions
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Guard
  • Public Health
  • Security
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Standards
  • Surveillance
  • Training
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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