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Mission

Our mission is to eliminate suicides in Josephine County, Oregon.

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Goals

Our goals are to educate, bring awareness, and reduce the stigma associated with suicide.

Facts & Statistics

In Oregon, the suicide rate in 2016 is 17.8 suicide deaths per 100,000.  Oregon ranks the 16th highest in the country and 42 percent higher than the national average of 13.0 (CDC; NCHS). In all, 772 Oregonians died by suicide in 2016 and the rate of suicide among Oregonians has been increasing since 2000.

In Josephine County, from 2012 to 2016, the suicide rate is 23.7 deaths per 100,000, with an average annual death of 21 deaths. The average annual population  in JoCo between 2012 and 2016 has been 83,688.

CDC Suicide Deaths by Method & Sex (Fig. 4)

NOTES: Except for Male-Other, all differences in percentages between 1999 and 2014 were significant at the 0.05 level. Suicide deaths are those with International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD–10) underlying cause-of-death codes U03, X60–84, and Y87.0. Suicide methods are identified with codes X72–X74 for firearm, X60–X69 for poisoning, and X70 for suffocation. “Other” includes: Cut/Pierce; Drowning; Falls; Fire/Flame; Other land transport; Struck by or against; Other specified, classifiable Injury; Other specified, not elsewhere classified Injury; and Unspecified Injury, as classified by ICD–10 (SOURCE: NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality)

Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db241.htm

Oregon Health Authority: Suicide by County (2012-2016)

Source: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/ABOUT/Documents/indicators/suicide-county.pdf

Number of Suicide Deaths by Method

  • Table 2 includes information on the total number of suicides for the most common methods.
  • In 2016, firearms were the most common method used in suicide deaths in the United States, accounting for almost half of all suicide deaths (22,963).

Source: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/suicide.shtml

NIMH Suicide by Method 2016

Josephine County

YearPopulationNumber of Deaths by SuicideAdjusted Rate 100,000 Population by SuicideEstimated Survivors of Suicide Loss¹Number of Deaths by Homicide²
201584,745n/available251504
201483,599n/available201203
201382,81525301502
201282,77517201021
201182,82025301504
201083,6001619963
200983,66521251262
200883,2901012603
200782,3901720.61026
200681,1252125.81262
200579,6451620963
200478,6001417.8848
200378,3502531.91502
200277,65079423
200176,8501519902
200076,0501924.91141

¹Every death by suicide leaves approximately six individuals affected. The numbers in this column are estimates based on actual deaths. They have not been adjusted to 100,000 population rates.
²Preliminary Report: Data is not final (Source:Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology, Center for Health Statistics (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000). Oregon vital statistics county data book.

Retrieved online from:
http://public.health.oregon.gov/BirthDeathCertificates/VitalStatistics/annualreports/CountyDataBook/Pages/cdb.aspx)

Percent distribution of the 10 leading causes of death, by age group: United States, 2010

NOTES: CLRD is Chronic lower respiratory diseases; HIV is Human immunodeficiency virus. Values show percentage of total deaths.

SOURCE: CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality. cdc.gov (PDF)

Percent Distribution of the 10 leading causes of death 2010

National Facts

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2011), studies indicate that mental health problems are the most commonly noted circumstance for suicide with 41.6% described as having a depressed mood at the time of their deaths. And, among those with a diagnosed mental health problem, females were more likely than males to have been diagnosed with bipolar or anxiety disorders while males, more often than females, were diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and attention deficit disorder/attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD).

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Confidential Suicide Hotlines

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Press 1 for Veterans

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1-888-628-9454

Youth
1-442-HOPE (4673)

911
For immediate distress

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