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  • Wood County has a suicide rate of 13.6 per every 100,000 persons
  • Wood County is higher than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Wood County ranks 22 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 81.6% of suicides are male
  • In Wood, 85+ age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

Wood County ADAMHS Board
 
745 Haskins Road, Suite H
Bowling Green, OH 43402		   Larry Mershman, Executive Director
wcadamhs@wcadamh.org
1 419-352-8745
www.wcadamh.org

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2005   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
J. Thomas Clemons   tclemons@wcadamh.org

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004
0
2
1
2
7
3
3
18
2005
0
1
2
4
6
3
1
17
2006
0
3
2
1
2
4
2
14
2007
0
0
3
3
7
4
1
18
2008
0
1
1
0
3
1
3
9
2009
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
3
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

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Ohio Senate
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