Department of the Navy Suicide Incident Report (DONSIR): Summary of 1999-2002 Findings
Abstract
Since 1999, the Department of the Navy (DON) has conducted an extensive suicide surveillance program, using the DON Suicide Incident Report (DONSIR) to collect data on completed suicides in the U.S. Navy (USN) and Marine Corps (USMC). The long-term goal of this program is to improve suicide prevention by identifying and modifying military-specific risk factors. The DONSIR significantly improves the capability of the DON to track and analyze data on completed suicides. It provides the DON with consistent data that can be compared across both the USN and the USMC. It establishes baselines for suicide rates and suicide event characteristics that can be used to track trends over time. It also evaluates military-specific correlates of suicide, which cannot be evaluated using civilian, academic literature. This is the fourth annual report on the DONSIR. This report presents findings from the first 4 years of data collected since the program was initiated in 1999 and summarizes the conclusions and recommendations that can be drawn based on the results to date.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 03, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA432561
Entities
People
- Kevin R. Kennedy
- Susan M. Hilton
- Thomas Gaskin
- Valerie A. Stander
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center