Record-level data released on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request 15-00242-F appeal. Fields with value of b6 indicate data withheld in accordance with VHA Expert Determination methodology and/or VA Office of General Counsel direction.

Record-level data released on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request 15-00242-F appeal. Fields with value of b6 indicate data withheld in accordance with VHA Expert Determination methodology and/or VA Office of General Counsel direction.

Record-level data released on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request 15-00242-F appeal. Fields with value of b6 indicate data withheld in accordance with VHA Expert Determination methodology and/or VA Office of General Counsel direction.

Record-level data released on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request 15-00242-F appeal. Fields with value of b6 indicate data withheld in accordance with VHA Expert Determination methodology and/or VA Office of General Counsel direction.

Aggregation data released on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request 15-00242-F appeal. Fields with value of b6 indicate data withheld in accordance with VHA Expert Determination methodology and/or VA Office of General Counsel direction.

NOTE: This dataset is no longer supported and is provided as-is. Any historical knowledge regarding meta data or it's creation is no longer available. All known information is proved as part of this data set.

* NOTICE: This data is intended to appear similar to actual VASPSD data but it does not have any real predictive modeling value. It should not be used in any real world application.

This report provides information regarding suicide mortality for the years 2001–2014. It incorporates the most recent mortality data from the VA/Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Suicide Data Repository and includes information for deaths from suicide among all known Veterans of U.S. military service. Data for the Joint VA/DoD Suicide Data Repository were obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics’ National Death Index through collaboration with the DoD, the CDC, and the VA/DoD Joint Suicide Data Repository initiative. Data available from the National Death Index include reports of mortality submitted from vital statistics systems in all 50 U.S. states, New York City, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

SPAN receives data from VHA suicide prevention coordinators relating to suicidal ideation and suicidal behavior of Veterans. Data include relevant historical activities and related medical concerns as reviewed in the Veteran's medical record. Data are submitted to VSSC and are cleaned, processed, and managed by statistical staff and program analysts at the VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention on behalf of the Mental Health Services.

Following the death of a Veteran by suicide, BHAP receives post-mortem medical data and interviewee contact information from VHA suicide prevention coordinators. Data include relevant historical activities and related medical concerns as reviewed in the Veteran's medical record. Interviewees typically include a Veteran's family or close friends. Interviewee data includes behavioral information about the Veteran prior to their death. Data are collected at the VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention and are cleaned, processed, and managed by statistical staff and program analysts on behalf of Mental Health Services.