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FDLE's National Public Safety Suicide Research

Vision Statement 

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement's National Public Safety Suicide Research project envisions a future in which every state has the ability to accurately identify, understand, and address suicide among all public safety professionals — including law enforcement officers, corrections officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other first responders. Through collaborative partnerships, standardized methodologies, and transparent data practices, we aim to improve the quality, consistency, and unity of suicide surveillance across jurisdictions.

By expanding a standardized methodology that links official death records with occupational certification and employment data, the project seeks to illuminate the full scope of suicide mortality among both active and former public safety workers. This deeper understanding empowers agencies, policymakers, researchers, and communities to design prevention strategies that are targeted, effective, and rooted in accurate information. 

Our long‑term vision is to provide a scalable model that any state can adopt, strengthening nationwide efforts to prevent suicide, support the well‑being of the public safety workforce, and ultimately save lives. 

Methodology-Centric: Standardizing How We See the Problem to Improve How We Solve It. 

If your agency would like to participate in FDLE’s National Suicide Research, please fill out the form. Someone will be in contact with you soon.

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Publications

Measuring suicide among active and former sworn law enforcement personnel: a state-level, proof-of-concept methodology | Policing: An International Journal | Emerald Publishing