General Data

U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey

Detailed social, economic, and demographic information. You can find information for all counties, places, and census tracts in the 5-year ACS files.

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Log Into North Carolina (LINC)

LINC is an interactive data retrieval service containing historical information for over 900 data items and a variety of geographic areas within the state. Topics include population, labor force, education, transportation, revenue, agriculture, vital statistics, energy and utilities, and other topics for a variety of geographic areas within the state. Most data are available for the state and all 100 counties. Some items are available for municipalities. Others, especially census data, may be retrieved for tracts and townships.

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UNC Dataverse

UNC Dataverse is hosted by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science and is a repository that allows members of the research community to archive and publish their own datasets.
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Data.gov

Data.gov is the US Government’s open data source that includes a range of datasets that can be used to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, create visualizations, and more.
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Suicide Prevention Data

Veteran Peer Suicide Prevention: A Community-Based Peer Prevention Model
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 51, no. 2 (2021): 358–67.

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action
Center for Mental Health Services (US) and Office of the Surgeon General (US), 2001.

Colorado Gun Shop Project – RHIhub Suicide Prevention Toolkit
Accessed September 8, 2023.

Community-Based Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Interventions for Men – Learnings and Evidence from Cheshire and Merseyside | Local Government Association
Accessed September 8, 2023.

Creating Safe Environments – RHIhub Suicide Prevention Toolkit
Accessed September 8, 2023.

A Scoping Review of Community-Based Adult Suicide Prevention Initiatives in Rural and Regional Australia
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 12 (June 8, 2022): 7007.

Lessons Learned From a Community-Based Participatory Research Mental Health Promotion Program for American Indian Youth
Health Promotion Practice 17, no. 3 (May 1, 2016): 457–63.

Transforming Communities Key Elements for the Implementation of Comprehensive Community-Based Suicide Prevention
National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention

Role of Primary Care in Suicide Prevention During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Journal for Nurse Practitioners 16, no. 9 (October 2020): 654–59

2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action: A Report of the U.S. Surgeon General and of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
Publications and Reports of the Surgeon General. Washington (DC): US Department of Health & Human Services (US), 2012.

“Organizing a Community Response to Suicide Success Factors and Lessons Learned.” Governmental. Santa Clara, California: Santa Clara County, n.d.

Prevention Strategies | Suicide | CDC
May 11, 2023.

School-Based Strategies – RHIhub Suicide Prevention Toolkit
Accessed September 8, 2023.

Exploring Place-Based Differences in Suicide and Suicide-Related Outcomes Among North Carolina Adolescents and Young Adults
Journal of Adolescent Health 72, no. 1 (January 1, 2023): 27–35.

Preventing Suicide: A Community Engagement Toolkit
Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018.

A Systematic Review Process to Evaluate Suicide Prevention Programs: A Sample Case of Community-Based Programs
Journal of Community Psychology 41, no. 1 (2013): 35–51.

Data Guides and Other Resources

Data  Visualization Resources