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Suicide Prevention Data Workgroup Feb 23, 2012 Santa Clara County Mental Health Department (SCCMHD) Suicide Prevention Program
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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
2040
60
80
100120
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 – 2526 – 39
40 – 4950 – 5960 – 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
frien
d/li
ve-in
par
tner
divo
rced
mar
ried
rece
nt b
reak
-up
/sep
arat
ing
sepa
rate
d/es
trang
ed
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
1792120
1611109775553
0 50 100 150 200
Homeother: public locations
carhotel/motel
Unknowntrain tracks
park/trailrelative/friend's home/outside
treeat workjumped
Other meanspublic garage
Suicides 2009 – 2010 by Means of Death
9589
4413
1110
87
544332
0 20 40 60 80 100
firearmHanging
drugging/poisoningjumping
suffocationjumping: train collision
cutting/stabbingsuffocation: used helium
drowningimmolation, burning
Other Meanscar crash
gassingUnknown
Suicides 2009 – 2010 by Mental Health Condition
Percentage of Suicides 2009 – 2010 by Drug & Alcohol Usage
Suicides 2009 – 2010 by Suicidal Communication
written note
no communication
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?
Next Steps
Reviewing 2011 data case reports
Contact Information
Victor OjakianChair, Suicide Prevention Oversight [email protected]: (408)569-3933
Data Workgroup ContactsShashank Joshi, MD
[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
