Statistics & Resources

Statistics and helpful resources

• A study published in 2018 in the Joint Commission Journal On Quality and Patient Safety estimates the rate of suicide at 3.2 per 100,000 psychiatric admissions in the US.
• The hospital incident reporting system in New York (NYPORTS) had 278 reported attempted suicides in the 3-year period from 2002-2004
• The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal NPSG.15.01.01 is reducing the risk for patient suicide.
• Anchor points as low as 18″ from the ground have been used for
  successful suicide
• “Hanging is a particularly lethal method of suicide,” with a mortality
  rate of approximately 70%