Tennessee Suicide Prevention Trends and Strategies

Tennessee's suicide prevention efforts from 2010 to 2014 show a reported drop in suicide rates but highlight specific counties with higher rates. Strategies such as promoting the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and focusing on gun safety projects aim to address this critical issue.

• Suicide Prevention
• Tennessee
• Primary Prevention
• Strategies
• Mental Health

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1. Primary Prevention Initiative: Suicide Prevention Module

2. Tennessee Data: Suicide Prevention 945 reported suicide deaths in 2014 Suicide rate at 14.0 per 100,000 dropped by 7.3% since 2013 (not statistically significant) National suicide rate for 2014: 12.9 per 100,000 In 2014, Tennessee s suicide rate ranked 27thin the nation Increase in suicides appears driven by adults, mostly middle-aged (45-54 y.o.) males Data Source: Division of Health Statistics, Office of Policy, Planning and Assessment, Tennessee Department of Health. 2/16/14. CDC. National Center for Health Statistics. Stats of the State of Tennessee, 2010. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/TN_2014.pdf

3. National and State Data: Suicide Prevention Trends Number and Rate of Suicides in Tennessee, 2010-2014 2000 20 15.1 Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population 14.6 14.3 14.1 14.0 1500 15 Number of Suicides 12.9 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.1 1000 10 500 5 932 938 956 1017 945 0 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 TN Suicides TN Suicide Rate US Suicide Rate Data source: Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Policy, Planning and Assessment, Office of Health Statistics. CDC. Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS): fatal injury data. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/fatal.html

4. Tennessee Counties with the Highest Suicide Rates, 2014 Age-adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population 54.8 Actual Number of Death County 5 PERRY 49.5 7 STEWART 47.8 6 SEQUATCHIE 40.3 3 HANCOCK 39.3 3 CLAY 36.7 4 JACKSON 35.8 3 LAKE 35.5 3 TROUSDALE 35.0 7 JOHNSON 34.3 6 UNION Data Source: Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Policy, Planning and Assessment, Office of Health Statistics.

5. Proven Primary Prevention Strategies Strategy 1 Promote National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK) Objective: Promote Lifeline and TSPN.org website as statewide resources for suicide prevention Activity: Get local media to promote the Lifeline number & TSPN website Distribute resources that include the number (especially TSPN pamphlets and resource directories) Encourage churches and civic groups to promote the Lifeline and TSPN website Add Lifeline and TSPN websites to appropriate websites

6. Proven Primary Prevention Strategies Strategy 2 Promote Gun Safety Project Objective: Help firearm dealers and firing range owners spot and engage troubled/suicidal customers Activity: Share guidelines with gun store/firing range owners about how to avoid selling or renting a firearm to a suicidal customer Encourage gun stores and firing ranges to display and distribute project materials Educate public about safe firearm use and storage, including temporary removal of guns from premises if someone there may be suicidal

7. Proven Primary Prevention Strategies Strategy 3 Promotion of suicide prevention curricula in schools Objective: Implement means for educating students and staff about suicide prevention Activity: Promote mental health programs like Mental Health 101 and I.C. Hope Promote suicide prevention programs like the Jason Foundation s Promise for Tomorrow program Promote adoption of anti-bullying programs with a suicide prevention component

8. Proven Primary Prevention Strategies Strategy 4 Promote suicide prevention training and assessment Objective: Train general public in suicide prevention, with an emphasis on potential gatekeepers Activity: Promotion of evidence-based training programs like QPR to schools and community groups Promotion of appropriate training programs (e.g., ASIST) to mental health and medical professionals Inclusion of information about suicide prevention training in directories, pamphlets, etc.

9. Proven Primary Prevention Strategies Strategy 5 Promote support to the survivors of suicide Objective: Connect survivors to sources of support throughout the state Activity: Promotion awareness of and attendance in the survivors of suicide support groups Promotion the development of new survivor of suicide groups. Inclusion of information about support groups in directories, pamphlets, online, etc.

10. Additional Resources Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network - www.tspn.org Suicide Prevention Resource Center - www.sprc.org CDC Suicide Prevention Briefs - http://www.cdc.gov/features/suicidebriefs National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

11. Technical Assistance Resources Rachel Heitmann - Injury Prevention and Detection Director - 615-741-0368 Terry Love - Injury Prevention Manager - 615-532-7778