The calendar year 2018 Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) Annual Report
Full TextAPA Citation:
Tucker, J., Smolenski, D. J., & Kennedy, C. H. (2020). Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) Annual Report. Psychological Health Center of Excellence Research and Development Directorate Defense Health Agency. https://www.pdhealth.mil/sites/default/files/images/docs/TAB_B_2018_DoDSER_Annual_Report-508%20final-9MAR2020.pdf
Focus:
Mental health
Branch of Service:
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Multiple branches
Military Affiliation:
Active Duty
Guard
Reserve
Subject Affiliation:
Active duty service member
Guard/Reserve member
Civilian
Population:
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Thirties (30 - 39 yrs)
Middle age (40 - 64 yrs)
Authors:
Tucker, Jennifer, Smolenski, Derek J., Kennedy, Carrie H.
Abstract:
This report presents data collected by the services about deaths by suicide and suicide attempts among service members during calendar year 2018 (CY18). The first part of the report provides an analysis of current and historical suicide mortality rates for the active, reserve, and National Guard components of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy. The second part of the report describes the demographic and contextual factors from active-component suicide event forms submitted to the Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) system. The third part of the report describes the demographic and contextual factors from reserve-component suicide event DoDSER forms and is inclusive of all duty statuses. The inclusion of all duty statuses was first fully implemented in CY18.
Publisher/Sponsoring Organization:
Psychological Health Center of Excellence Research and Development Directorate Defense Health Agency
Publication Type:
Research and technical reports
Author Affiliation:
Psychological Health Center of Excellence, JT
Psychological Health Center of Excellence, DJS
Psychological Health Center of Excellence, CHK
Keywords:
suicide rates, suicide mortality rates, suicide mortality rates over time, U.S. population data
Sponsors:
Department of Defense