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  • Union County has a suicide rate of 10.6 per every 100,000 persons
  • Union County is lower than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Union County ranks 52 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 78.6% of suicides are male
  • In Union, 75-84 age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

Mental Health & Recovery Board of Union County
 
131 North Main Street
Marysville, OH 43040		   Mike Witzky, Executive Director
witzky@bhg.org
1 937-642-1212
www.unionmhrb.org

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2008   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Deloris Bills   mhauc@yahoo.com

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
5
2005
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
4
2006
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
5
2007
0
0
1
0
3
3
0
7
2008
0
2
1
1
3
2
0
9
2009
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

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