Alaska Suicide Facts & Statistics 

 

Alaska Suicide Mortality Tables and Figures

Alaska Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health (AK-IBIS)

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

• 2019 Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey Highlights
• Statewide Traditional High School Data Dashboard
• Statewide Alternative High School Data Dashboard

Alaska Health Analytics & Vital Records Section (HAVRS)

• Indicators of Self-Harm and Unintentional Drug Overdose during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Alaska
• Alaska Vital Statistics 2019 Annual Report
• 2019 Drug Overdose Mortality Update
• Leading Causes of Death by Year, Sex, Race, Age and Region, 2014 – 2018
• Violent Death and Unintentional Injury Mortality by Year, Sex, Race, Age and Region, 2014-2018

Alaska Violent Death Reporting System (AKVDRS)

• AKVDRS Summary of Violent Deaths Update ― Alaska, 2016–2019
• Adolescent Suicide Death, AKVDRS Update ― Alaska, 2016–2019
• More Alaska epidemiology bulletins associated with suicide

Alaska Section of Rural and Community Health, and Office of Healthcare Access

Alaska State Plans

• Recasting the Net: Promoting Wellness to Prevent Suicide in Alaska, 2018-2022 Statewide Suicide Prevention Plan
• Strengthening the System: Alaska’s Comprehensive Integrated Mental Health Program Plan 2020-24, Goal 5 Suicide Prevention
• Draft Healthy Alaskans 2030 (Page 76, Objective 25: Suicide Prevention)
  
• Alaska Statewide Violence and Injury Prevention Plan 2018-2022 (Page 33, Suicide)

Other Links of Interest 

• Suicide Prevention in Alaska, 2016 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Report
• Alaska Veteran Suicide Data Sheet, 2018 Veterans Health Administration Report
• Locating and Understanding Data for Suicide Prevention, Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) Training Course

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