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  • Stark County has a suicide rate of 9.8 per every 100,000 persons
  • Stark County is lower than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Stark County ranks 62 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 77.6% of suicides are male
  • In Stark, 85+ age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

MHRS Board of Stark County
 
800 Market Avenue North, Suite 1150
Canton, OH 44702		   John Aller, Executive Director
jaller@starkadas.org
1 330-455-6644
www.starkmhb.org

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2004   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Carole Vesely   carolev@cicstark.org

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004
0
3
3
6
10
6
13
41
2005
0
0
4
3
13
4
7
31
2006
0
1
3
5
16
8
11
44
2007
0
2
2
5
9
13
3
34
2008
0
2
5
9
14
9
8
47
2009
0
0
0
0
2
0
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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