Working to Prevent Deaths From Suicide

Suicide is among the leading causes of death in Oregon. Suicide is also a major public health issue nationally. The Oregon Health Authority and partners across Oregon are working to prevent deaths from suicide.

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Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan

Oregon's Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan, 2021-2025 (pdf)

This document is not “the new” Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan (YSIPP). The YSIPP 2021–2025 represents and honors the incredible work done for years by suicide prevention champions across Oregon. This plan is the natural continuation of that work. It continues many initiatives we know are working. It captures the lessons we have learned over five years and lays out a vision for what else we must address to keep moving toward health and wellness for Oregon’s youth. While the YSIPP 2021–2025 has some new and innovative pieces, it is firmly rooted in rich soil.

2021 Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan Annual Report (pdf)

Oregon made significant progress in 2021 in youth suicide prevention. This progress included:

Developing a suicide prevention framework;
Publishing an updated five year plan for youth suicide prevention; and
Starting the work outlined in the YSIPP 21-22 initiatives.

For more information on OHA's Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan's implementation, visit the OHA Youth Suicide Prevention webpage.

State Health Improvement Plan

Preventing deaths from suicide is one of seven priority areas from Oregon's State Health Improvement Plan.

View data, strategies and measures for this priority area.
Read the Emergency Department Discharge Practices for Behavioral Health Crisis Care: A Statewide Survey of Hospitals Report related to HB 3090 (pdf, July 2022)

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