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Suicide Prevention
Data WorkgroupFeb 23, 2012
Santa Clara County Mental Health Department (SCCMHD)Suicide Prevention Program
Agenda
Partnership with Medical Examiner/Coroner’s Office
Suicide Data 2009 - 2010 Methodology Employed Factors Impacting Suicide Data Analysis Results Discussion and Next Steps
Methodology Employed
Redacted data received from coroner’s office Data entry from case reports Data modification & preparation for analysis SPSS Version 19.0 used to analyze the data Objective was to establish bottom-line
Factors Impacting Suicide
Demographic Factors– Gender– Age– Race / Ethnicity– Martial Status
When?– Time of year– Time of day
Means of death
Where?– City of Residence– Place of Death
History– Mental Health Diagnosis– Drug/Alcohol Usage– Suicidal Communication – Prior Attempts– Physical Health
Employment
Suicides 2009 – 2010 By Gender
Female Male Total
Number % Number % Number
Year 2009 42 28.0% 108 72.0% 150
2010 34 23.0% 114 77.0% 148
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Female Male Total
Year 2009
Year 2010Suicide Rate 2010= 8.22Per hundred Thousand
Percentage of Suicides 2009 – 2010 by Age Category
13 – 1718 – 25
26 – 39
40 – 49
50 – 59
60 – 75
76+
13 – 17
18 – 25
26 – 39
40 – 49
50 – 59
60 – 75
76+
Percentage of Suicides 2009 – 2010 by Race/Ethnicity
African American
Asian
Caucasian
Hispanic
Middle Eastern
Unknown
Unknown
African American
Asian
Caucasian
Hispanic
Middle Eastern
Ethnicity: Options in QPR Module
African American Alaska Native American Indian Asian Indian Chinese Filipino Guamanian or
Chamorro Hispanic
Japanese Korean Native Hawaiian Other Other Asian/Pacific
Islander Samoan Vietnamese White
2009 versus 2010 Suicides by Marital Status
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
boyf
riend
/girl
frie
nd/li
ve-in
par
tner
divo
rced
mar
ried
rece
nt b
reak
-up
/sep
arat
ing
sepa
rate
d/es
tran
ged
sing
le
wid
owed
unkn
own
2009
2010
Percentage of Suicides 2009 – 2010 by Marital Status/Relationships
married
recent break-up/separating
divorced
single
widowed
unknownboyfriend/
girlfriend/ live-in partner
boyfriend/ girlfriend/ live-in partner
married
recent break-up/separating
divorced
single
widowed
unknown
Suicides 2009 – 2010 by Month
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009
2010
Suicides 2009 – 2010 by City
14321
161414131212
8
77
332211
12
7
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
San JoseSunnyvale
Outside SCC: Bay AreaLos Gatos
Santa ClaraPalo AltoCampbell
GilroyMountain View
MilpitasCupertino
Morgan HillBeyond Bay Area
Los AltosSaratogaUnknown
SCC OtherLos Altos HillsMonte Sereno
Number of Suicides 2009-10
Suicides 2009 – 2010 by Location or Circumstances
179
2120
1611
109
77
55
53
0 50 100 150 200
Home
other: public locationscar
hotel/motelUnknown
train tracks
park/trailrelative/friend's home/outside
treeat work
jumpedOther means
public garage
Suicides 2009 – 2010 by Means of Death
95
89
44
13
11
10
8
75
4
4
3
32
0 20 40 60 80 100
firearm
Hanging
drugging/poisoning
jumping
suffocation
jumping: train collision
cutting/stabbing
suffocation: used helium
drowning
immolation, burning
Other Means
car crash
gassing
Unknown
Percentage of 2009 – 2010 Suicides by Prior Attempts
attempt
ideation
no
unknown
ideation, suicide threats
attempts: multiple
Status of Treatment Received
2009 2010
Total Female Male Total
Treatment Number Number Number Number %
Yes 0 8 13 21 14.2%
Yes and in support group
0 0 1 1 0.7%
extensive left over meds - not taking them
0 0 1 1 0.7%
medical record 0 0 1 1 0.7%
No 0 6 17 23 15.5%
refused treatment 0 1 0 1 0.7%
Unknown 150 19 81 100 67.6%
Total 150 34 114 148 100.0%
Discussion
What further analysis is desired? Are there other variables or factors that should
be studied? Who should see this report; who should it be
distributed to? What should be done with recommendations? Define possible options for major variables? What else?
Contact Information
Victor OjakianChair, Suicide Prevention Oversight [email protected]: (408)569-3933
Data Workgroup Contacts
Shashank Joshi, MDCo-Chair
[email protected] Phone: 650/ 725-7924________________________________________________________________
Elena TindallSuicide Prevention [email protected] Phone: (408) 793-5843
Jo CoffaroCo-Chair
[email protected]: (916) 296-7363______________________________________________________________
Anita Mukherjee, Ed.D. Suicide Prevention Associate
[email protected] Phone: (408) 793-5864