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Indiana Violent Death Reporting System (INVDRS)
Indiana is one of 40 states to receive funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect violent death data using the National Violent Death Reporting System. The purpose of the funding is to improve the planning, implementation, and evaluation of violence prevention programs. The grant will be administered by the State Department of Health’s Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention.
The Indiana Violent Death Reporting System (INVDRS) will gather vital records data, law enforcement records, and coroner reports into one central web-based registry in order to better understand the circumstances of violent deaths, including homicides, suicides, undetermined intent deaths, and unintentional firearm deaths. The CDC provides funding to utilize the software and to implement an abstraction process (people, technical support, etc.) to combine the data. The coding manual used by the record abstractors can be found here. The coding manual includes information on what data elements are collected and the definition of the element.
Handout on the INVDRS and Child Fatality Review Program
2016-2017 Indiana Suicide and Unintentional Drug Overdose Deaths Report
Infographics
Suicide in Indiana Infographic
Suicide and Overdose Prevention
Current INVDRS Data Providers
The Indiana Violent Death Reporting System relies on the ongoing support of Indiana Coroners and Law Enforcement agencies. INVDRS combines data from the death certificate, police reports, and coroner reports to develop a comprehensive picture of the circumstances surrounding violent deaths in Indiana. The INVDRS staff would like to recognize those agencies that are fully supporting INVDRS by submitting their reports for inclusion in the database.
Coroners (counties in blue are participating)
Death Investigation Guide for Coroner and Law Enforcement Officers
INVDRS Advisory Board Meeting Schedule
To facilitate the development of the INVDRS, an advisory board has been established. The board will meet quarterly and will focus on the technical aspects of developing and implementing the reporting system. The board is made up of individuals/organizations with experience in conducting injury reporting systems and persons representing organizations that can provide the needed data (coroners, law enforcement, vital records, and crime laboratories). Please contact Morgan Sprecher (msprecher@isdh.in.gov) if you or someone from your agency is willing to serve on the advisory board.
Upcoming 2019 Advisory Board Meetings
Date | Location | Time |
1/15/21 | Starleaf - meeting code in listserv email | 10 am - 12 pm EST |
3/19/21 | Starleaf - meeting code in listserv email | 10 am - 12 pm EST |
5/14/21 | Starleaf - meeting code in listserv email | 10 am - 12 pm EST |
7/16/21 | Starleaf - meeting code in listserv email | 10 am - 12 pm EST |
9/17/21 | Starleaf - meeting code in listserv email | 10 am - 12 pm EST |
11/19/21 | Starleaf - meeting code in listserv email | 10 am - 12 pm EST |
Previous Advisory Board Meeting
Date | Meeting Agenda | Meeting Notes | Additional Material |
11/20/20 | |||
9/18/20 | |||
7/17/20 | |||
5/15/20 | CANCELLED | ||
3/20/20 | |||
1/17/20 | |||
11/15/19 |
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9/20/19 | |||
7/19/19 |
Cancelled |
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5/17/19 | |||
3/15/19 | |||
1/18/19 |
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11/16/18 | Cancelled | ||
7/21/18 |
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3/16/18 |
Cancelled | ||
9/15/17 |
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3/17/17 |
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11/18/16 |
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9/16/16 | |||
7/15/16 *Joint meeting with IPAC* |
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3/18/16 | |||
12/15/15 | |||
6/23/15 | |||
3/24/15 | |||
12/9/14 | |||
9/30/14 |
Contact Information:
Morgan Sprecher, MPH
INVDRS Epidemiologist, Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention
MSprecher@isdh.IN.gov
317-233-9825
Page last updated 11/29/2018