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  • Meigs County has a suicide rate of 13.9 per every 100,000 persons
  • Meigs County is higher than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Meigs County ranks 21 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 90% of suicides are male
  • In Meigs, 25-34 age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Board of ADAMHS
 
53 Shawnee Lane, P.O. Box 514
Gallipolis, OH 45631		   Ronald Adkins, Executive Director
ron_adkins@gjmboard.org
1 740-446-3022
www.gjmboard.org

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2006   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Denise Martin   denise_martin@gjmboard.org

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2009
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2008
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
4
2007
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2006
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
4
2005
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2004
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
5
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

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Ohio Senate
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