Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER)
The DoD Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) standardizes suicide surveillance efforts across the Services (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy) to support the DoD's suicide prevention mission. Historically, all the Service branches used idiosyncratic suicide surveillance systems. In January of 2008, the DoDSER was launched as a DoD solution to monitor all branches of the military. The DoDSER program is a collaborative effort among the DoD's Suicide Prevention and Risk Reduction Committee (SPARRC), the Services' DoDSER Program Managers, and the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2).
Program Benefits
- Data collection software ensures success of the world-wide suicide surveillance mission
- Ability to analyze and report on suicide factors in real-time
- Opportunity to examine data across the Department of Defense
The DoDSER is used for a variety of suicide behaviors including suicides, suicide attempts, and some other suicide related behaviors (e.g., deliberate self-harm or some cases in which only suicidal ideation is documented). Each Service conducts a professional review of records, and conducts interviews where appropriate. The DoDSER Website (https://dodser.t2.health.mil/) includes instructions, detailed coding guidance, a computer-based training program, and the DoDSER webform that collects the comprehensive information about the Service Member and the suicide event.
DoDSER Annual Reports
- CY 2014 DoDSER Annual Report
- CY 2013 DoDSER Annual Report
- CY 2012 DoDSER Annual Report
- CY 2011 DoDSER Annual Report
- CY 2010 DoDSER Annual Report
- CY 2009 DoDSER Annual Report
- CY 2008 DoDSER Annual Report
Supplemental Materials
- CY 2010 DoDSER Supplement Timeframe Data
- CY 2010 Army DoDSER OEF/OIF/OND Suicides
- CY 2010 Marine Corps DoDSER OEF/OIF/OND Suicides
- CY 2009 and 2008 Army OEF/OIF Suicides
- CY 2009 and 2008 Marine Corps OEF/OIF Suicides
Additional Website Resources:
- The Defense Suicide Prevention Office: www.dspo.mil
Partnerships/Collaborations
Army, Air Force, Navy and the Marines.
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CY-2014-DoDSER-Annual-Report.pdf | 4.12 MB |