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  • Defiance County has a suicide rate of 8 per every 100,000 persons
  • Defiance County is lower than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Defiance County ranks 74 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 80% of suicides are male
  • In Defiance, 85+ has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

Four County ADAMH Board (Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Williams)
 
T-761 State Route 66
Archbold, OH 43502		   Les McCaslin, Chief Executive Officer
lesmoto@bnnorth.net
1 419-267-3355

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: No   Implementation Grants Received: No
Year Established:   Mini-Grants Received: No
     
  

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
6
2005
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2006
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
2007
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2008
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
5
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

Representation

Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio Senate
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate

 

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