Surveillance Success Stories - Texas: Denton and Tarrant Counties

Date: 2017
(For resources, this is the publication date. For programs, this is the date posted.)
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Type:  Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
Author:  Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
Publisher:  Education Development Center (EDC)
State:  Texas

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TX: Denton & Tarrant Co. surveillance success story (208.76 KB)

This story details how Denton and Tarrant Counties in Texas created strong and timely data snapshots for their Zero Suicide-specific and broader county suicide prevention efforts. By collaborating with Medical Examiner Offices, Local Mental Health Authorities, and Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors teams, the counties were able to access real-time suicide death data, which they used to strengthen and track the impact of their prevention efforts

Populations:  Survivors of Suicide Loss
Settings:  Health Care, Behavioral Health Care
Planning and Implementing:  Finding and Using Data