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  • Wayne County has a suicide rate of 11.7 per every 100,000 persons
  • Wayne County is higher than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Wayne County ranks 41 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 90.5% of suicides are male
  • In Wayne, 55-64 age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

MH & Recovery Board of Wayne & Holmes Counties
 
2345 Gateway Drive
Wooster, OH 44691		   William Mateer, Executive Director
bmateer@whmhrb.org
1 330-264-2527
www.whmhrb.org

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2004   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Kim Tapie   ktapie@whmhrb.org

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004
0
0
2
0
5
5
2
14
2005
0
1
2
3
1
5
0
12
2006
0
0
3
2
3
5
3
16
2007
0
2
3
0
3
0
2
10
2008
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
2009
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

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