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  • Adams County has a suicide rate of 17.3 per every 100,000 persons
  • Adams County is higher than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Adams County ranks 8 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 66.7% of suicides are male
  • In Adams, 85+ age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

ADAMHS Board of Adams, Lawrence, Scioto Counties
 
802 Chillicothe Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662		   Tony Pollard, Executive Director
tony_pollard@adamhsals.org
1 740-354-5648
http://www.communitiesofcare.com/als/

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2008   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Tony Pollard   tony_pollard@adamhsals.org

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2009
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2008
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
6
2007
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
6
2006
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
3
2005
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
5
2004
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
7
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

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