Programs

• Elder Suicide Prevention
  A series of six community meetings to focus on preventing suicides among older Oregonians was held in Summer 2004; Local organizers are convening the meetings in partnership with DHS.

• Youth Suicide Prevention
  Find out how to get help and help others.
  IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS, PLEASE SEEK HELP NOW! Call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)

• Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Project
  This project was funded in September 2000 through a five-year cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

• SAFE KIDS: Child Injury Prevention
  Find out how kids in Oregon are injured and how to help prevent childhood injuries.

• Oregon Violent Death Reporting
  The NVDRS (National Violent Death Reporting System) is being developed in Oregon through a five-year cooperative agreement with The Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Data & Activities

• Injury Epidemiology
  Injuries most often occur in situations that can be discovered by the use of a scientific method known as epidemiology. Injury epidemiology examines various data sources to describe injury problems among Oregonians, identify prevention strategies, and evaluate program effectiveness.
• Child Fatality Review
  Produces an annual Child Fatality Review Team report.
• Injury Community Planning Group