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  • Highland County has a suicide rate of 20 per every 100,000 persons
  • Highland County is higher than the national average of 11.5 per every 100,000 persons
  • Highland County ranks 3 out of 88 Ohio counties with 1 being the county with the highest suicide rate
  • 80.8% of suicides are male
  • In Highland, 85+ age group has the highest suicide rate

Mental Health Board Contact Information

Paint Valley ADAMH Board (Fayette, Highland, Pickaway, Pike, Ross)
 
394 Chestnut Street
Chillicothe, OH 45601		   Matthew Markley, Executive Director
mmarkley@pvadamh.org
1 740-773-2283
www.pvadamh.org

County Coalition Contact Information

Suicide Preventioin Coalition: Yes   Implementation Grants Received: Yes
Year Established: 2005   Mini-Grants Received: Yes
     
Barbara Mahaffey   mahaffey@ohio.edu

Suicides by Age Group  

Year
<=12
13 - 18
19 - 25
26 - 35
36 - 50
51 - 65
66 +
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2009
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2008
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2007
0
0
1
2
6
3
2
14
2006
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
10
2005
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
7
2004
0
0
1
1
4
2
1
9
                 
Source: Ohio Department of Health

Representation

Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio Senate
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate

 

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