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  • Shelby County has a suicide rate of 7.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Shelby County is lower than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Shelby County ranks 78 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 90.9% of suicides are male
  • In Shelby, 75-84 age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

Tri-County Board of Recovery & MH Services (Darke, Miami, & Shelby Counties)
 
1100 Wayne Street, Suite 4000
Troy, OH 45373		   Mark McDaniel, Executive Director
mcdanielm@mdsadamhs.mh.state.oh.us
1 937-335-7727
www.mdsadamhs.mh.state.oh.us

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2003   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Mark McDaniel   mcdanielm@mdsadamhs.mh.state.oh.us

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2005
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
6
2006
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
3
2007
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2008
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
5
2009
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

Representation

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

 

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