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  • Cuyahoga County has a suicide rate of 11 per every 100,000 persons
  • Cuyahoga County is lower than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Cuyahoga County ranks 47 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 77.9% of suicides are male
  • In Cuyahoga, 25-34 age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

Cuyahoga County CMH Board
 
1400 West 25th Street, 3rd Floor
Cleveland, OH 44113		   William Denihan, Chief Executive Officer
denihan@cccmhb.org
1 216-241-3400
www.cccmhb.org

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2006   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Terri Oldham   oldham@cccmhb.org

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004
2
9
16
28
46
30
19
150
2005
1
5
13
24
46
38
30
157
2006
0
4
12
27
40
38
15
136
2007
1
4
13
20
50
27
14
129
2008
2
6
21
19
44
29
20
141
2009
1
2
1
3
2
3
0
12
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

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