Vermont Department of Health: Suicide Data-Linkage Project

Vermont Department of Health: Suicide Data-Linkage Project

The Vermont Department of Health released a report, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which documented the statistics and put forward recommendations for trying to reduce the upward trend of suicide in Vermont. About 76 percent had health insurance and had seen a medical professional within a year of death (35 percent had been to an emergency room within a year of death) — most within a few months of passing. Within a year of death, 17 percent of people who died interacted with emergency medical services. The report recommends linking all levels of care, including telemental health providers, and expanding supports for telemental health when treating suicidality, among others. For additional coverage, see news coverage here.