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WA Suicide Facts
On average day in WA, there are:
• 3 suicides.
• 9 hospitalizations for a suicide attempt.
• Suicide is the 8th leading cause of death.
• In 2013, suicide rates were 11% higher than the
U.S. rate.
• Suicides increased from 2006 – 2013.
Washington State Department of Health
Whatcom
Rate=14
San Juan
Island
Rate=17
Clallam
Rate=22
Snohomish
Rate=13
Jefferson
Rate=13
Grays
Harbor
Rate=18
Kitsap
Rate=13
Thurston
Rate=15
Wahkiakum
Significantly higher than state
Higher than state rate
Pierce
Rate=16
Lewis
Rate=15
Cowlitz
Rate=13
No rate – fewer than 20 deaths
Yakima
Rate=14
Klickitat
Clark
Rate=16
Source: Washington State Department of Health, Death Certificates
Washington State Department of Health
Kittitas
Rate=15
Skamania
Rate=37
Lower than state rate
Significantly lower than state
Chelan
Rate=18
King
Rate=12
Mason
Rate=17
Pacific
Rate=24
Okanogan
Rate=21
Skagit
Rate=16
Ferry
Stevens
Rate=25
Douglas
Rate=12
Lincoln
Pend Oreille
Suicide Rates By County of Residence, 2009-2013
Spokane
Rate=15
Grant
Rate=12
Adams
Whitman
Franklin
Rate=12
Benton
Rate=13
Walla Walla
Rate=14
Asotin
Rate=22
Matt Adler Suicide Assessment, Treatment and Management
Act of 2012: Requires Mental Health Professionals to have
Training in Suicide Assessment, Management and Treatment
1336: Suicide Prevention Readiness in Schools (2013)
2315: Requires licensed health professionals to have training in
suicide prevention (2014)
Washington State
is in the process of
developing a new
state suicide
prevention plan
across the lifespan
Youth Suicide Prevention Plan:
WA State Department of Health
Bursts of Activity and Innovation
Grantee
Program Name
Confederated Tribes/ CCT Suicide Prevention
Colville Reservation Program
Northwest Indian
Witness Our Future
College
University of
Husky Help and Hope (HHH)
Washington
Washington State
Suicide Prevention Works!
Department of Health
Funder
SAMHSA
SAMHSA
SAMHSA
SAMHSA
Western Washington University
Western Washington
Campus Suicide Prevention
SAMHSA
University
Program
Washington State
National Violence Data
Department of Health Reporting System
CDC
Mental illness is the number one
risk factor for suicide.
90% of individuals who die by
suicide experience mental illness.
Substance abuse can exacerbate
suicidal thoughts
More than one in three people who
die from suicide are found to be
intoxicated
WA, ID, MT are
among the states
with the highest
prevalence of
mental illness and
lowest levels of
access to care
Parity of Disparity: The State of Mental Health Care in America
2014 Mental Health America
Leading Causes of Death among 15-24 Year Olds (2013)
Cause
1-Accidents
2-Suicide
3-Homicide
Number
11,619
4878
4329
Rate
26.4
11.1
9.8
Age
Number
Rate
10-14 years
386
1.9
15-19 years
1748
8.3
20-24 years
3130
13.7
Academic and Other Pressures on
Teens are Enormous and Growing
Increasing Access to Alcohol and
Drugs
Comprehensive approach to suicide
prevention in schools
• Suicide prevention is an administrator priority
• Crisis plan that address suicide prevention and
postvention
• MOUs with community-based mental health providers
• Basic awareness and how to help--teachers
• Identification and referral training—counselors, school
psychologists
• Basic awareness and how to help-- parents
• Screening
• Strong social and emotional health curriculum
encompasses emotional regulation skill development
*State requirements of 1336
Social and Emotional Health Counts
• On-board comprehensive
approach to suicide
prevention in 6-8 high
schools during 2015-2017
• This needs to happen
statewide– big emphasis
in WA State’s plan for
suicide prevention
Rate, Number and Ranking of Suicide by
State, 2013
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7
9
10
11
.
24
State
Montana
Alaska
Wyoming
New Mexico
Utah
Nevada
Colorado
Idaho
Maine
Vermont
Oregon
Region
West
West
West
West
West
West
West
West
NE
NE
West
Washington
West
Deaths
243
171
129
431
579
541
1,007
308
245
112
698
Rate
23.9
23.3
22.1
20.7
20.0
19.4
19.1
19.1
18.4
17.9
17.8
1,027
14.7
*We need a greater regional focus on suicide prevention in the
western Region of the U.S.