INSERT ORGANIZATION LOGO / SUPPORT FY2014funding to prevent Suicide
FY 2011 Enacted / FY 2012 Enacted / President’s
FY 2013 request / ORGANIZATION NAME’s FY 2014 REQUEST
$1.5 M / $1.5 M / $1.5 M / $7.9 M
THE CDC INJURY CENTER PREVENTS SUICIDE
Preventing suicide saves lives.
Suicide is preventable. CDC’s Injury Center has identified effective strategies to promote awareness of suicide and to encourage behavior change. Community-wide education can raise awareness, educate about risk factors for suicide, encourage help-seeking, promote tolerance, and teach positive life and coping skills.
Suicide is a serious public health problem:
  • Every 15 minutes a person dies by suicide. This totals more than 38,000 suicides each year.
  • In 2010, suicide was the second leading cause of death among young adults aged 20 to 29 in the U.S. and was the 10th leading cause of death overall.
  • More than 1 million adults reported making a suicide attempt in the past year.
  • Suicides and self-inflicted injuries cost an estimated $41.2 billion a year in medical and work loss costs.
CDC Injury Center has a unique role in preventing suicide by:
  • Defining the problem of suicide through surveillance.
  • Using research to identify risk and protective factors.
  • Developing, evaluating and promoting the adoption of comprehensive, evidence-based prevention programs.
  • Partnering with other federal suicide prevention initiatives focused on biomedical and clinical research and mental health treatment.
CDC Injury Center supports several initiatives to prevent suicides and suicidal behaviors, including:
  • Collaborating on a 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention;
  • Conducting a study to increase knowledge of the causes and consequences of suicide in adolescence; and
  • Conducting enhanced evaluations and disseminating Knowledge Briefs of federally funded suicide prevention grants.
/ Many suicide prevention efforts implemented by the CDC and state partners have been successful. Recent successes include:
  • Using surveillance systems, such as the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), to understand the “who, when, where, and how” of violent deaths, identify the risk factors, and work with other agencies and partners to improve suicide prevention programs.
  • Describing the key ingredients of successful state-based suicide prevention plans and creatinga decision-making template for effective planning, implementation, and evaluation of suicide prevention programs for states.
  • Conducting important studies, such as an examination of the relationship between business cycles and suicide. CDC found that suicide rates rise during economic recessions and fall during expansions. People in prime working ages (25-64) are particularly vulnerable.
The [insert organization name] supports an increase of $6.4 million for the CDC Injury Center to strengthen suicide prevention efforts by:
  • Identifying and disseminating strategies and programs that prevent suicides and suicidal behavior.
  • Expanding resources and support for fatal and non-fatal surveillance systems for self-directed violence.
  • Developing a deeper understanding of how promoting and strengthening connectedness may impact suicidal behavior.


By preventing suicide, we can help people live to their full potential.
For additional information, contact [INSERT ORGANIZATION] at [INSERT CONTACT INFORMATION]