DataSet

US Department of Veterans Affairs

SDR

The SDR is a research tool for DoD and VA studies that enables researchers to access data that was previously impossible to obtain in an integrated way. Principal Investigators (PIs) for DoD- or VA- sponsored research may request data from the SDR. The Joint Department of Defense (DoD) – Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Suicide Data Repository (SDR) combines their efforts in merging existing suicide data from multiple federal departments, enabling a comprehensive system for collecting longitudinal suicide data. This synergy improves the DoD and VA’s ability to understand suicide behaviors, inform senior leaders, and evaluate suicide prevention programs.  The SDR’s current holdings are listed below. The SDR is expected to increase its holdings as it evolves. o CDC’s National Death Index Plus (NDI+) o Active Duty Master File (ADMF) o Active Duty Transaction File (ADTF) o Reserve Components Common Personnel Data System (RCCPDS) Master File o RCCPDS Transaction File o Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) o Military Veteran Mortality Database o Veterans Health Administration User Master File

Cause of Death; Databases, Factual; Risk Factors; Suicide, Attempted; Attitude to Death; Combat Disorders; Military Personnel; War Exposure; Veterans

The joint Department of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Suicide Data Repository (SDR) is a unique, collaborative effort to merge existing data from multiple federal agencies. The SDR improves the DoD and VA’s ability to understand suicide behaviors, inform researchers, and evaluate suicide prevention programs through a comprehensive mortality database. The SDR was created in 2013 and became operational in 2014.

InfoPac

U.S. Department of Defense

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